THE Lord Jesus, in choosing and ordaining the twelve apostles, had a six-fold purpose in view, as we are told in the following verses. He chose them to, and for Himself (John 13:18; Acts 1:2), to be with Him, to be sent forth by Him (Mark 3:14), to be separate from the world, and to bring forth fruit (John 15:16-19).
Many of the names of the twelve men chosen are indicative of their character. Let us note the meaning of the names, and one leading trait in the life of the persons who bear them, as suggesting what we should, or should not do, as believers in Christ.
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