13. The next morning he called his followers. He chose twelve of them and called them apostles. These are the ones he chose:
14. Simon (Jesus named him Peter), Andrew, brother of Peter, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
15. Matthew, Thomas, James, the son of Alphaeus, Simon, called the Zealot,
16. Judas, the son of James, Judas Iscariot (the one who turned against Jesus).
17. Jesus and the apostles came down from the mountain. Jesus stood on a flat place. A large crowd of his followers was there. Also, there were many people from all around Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast cities of Tyre and Sidon.