International Children’s Bible

Luke 6:9-15 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

9. Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is it right to do on the Sabbath day: to do good, or to do evil? Is it right to save a life or to destroy one?”

10. Jesus looked around at all of them. He said to the man, “Let me see your hand.” The man stretched out his hand, and it was completely healed.

11. The Pharisees and the teachers of the law became very angry. They said to each other, “What can we do to Jesus?”

12. At that time Jesus went off to a mountain to pray. He stayed there all night, praying to God.

13. The next morning, Jesus called his followers to him. He chose 12 of them, whom he named “apostles.” They were

14. Simon (Jesus named him Peter) and Andrew, Peter’s brother; James and John, Philip and Bartholomew;

15. Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon (called the Zealot),