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Fate of the Apostles
| Fate of the Apostles and members of early church |
| James - Son of Zebedee Slain by Herod Agrippa in 44 AD |
| Phillip - Preached gospel in Upper Asia. At Heliopolis in Phrygia he was scourged, imprisoned and crucified in 54 AD |
| Matthew - Labored in Parthia and Ethiopia where he was martyred in the city of Nababah in 60 AD |
| James the Less - A brother of Jesus, an overseer of the early church in Jerusalem. At 94 years old he was stoned by his fellow Jews. |
| Matthias - Replaced Judas Iscariot, the traitor. Stoned in Jerusalem and then beheaded. |
| Andrew - Peter's brother. Labored in countries of Asia. On arrival at Edessa, Syria, he was crucified. |
| Mark - Labored in Egypt. At Alexandria he was dragged to pieced by a mob of idolators |
| Peter - Labored mostly for the Jews. Finally at Rome he was arested during Nero's reign and crucified upside down. |
| Paul - Apostle to the gentiles. Was beheaded by Nero about 68 AD |
| Jude or Thaddeus - Crucified at Edessa, 72 AD |
| Bartholomew - Labored in several countries. In India he was cruelly beaten and crucified by a mob |
| Thomas - Labored in Parthia and India. Martyred by Hindo priests, thrust through with a spear |
| Luke - Worked with Paul in various countries. Tradition says he was hanged from an olive tree by pagan priest in Greece. |
| Simon Zealotes - Labored in Mauretania, Africa and |
| Barnabas - reported that he was martyred in 73 AD |
| Nicodemus - Suffered death at Rome under Domitian |
| Timothy - Labored in Ephesus until 97 AD he was clubbed to death by pagan people. |
| John - Labored in Asia Minor. Arrested and sent to Rome where Domitian ordered he be thrown into a couldron of boiling oil. He was miraculously preserved whereupon the emperor banished him to the Isle of Patmos. Where he died a natural death. |
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