The word in Scripture

Apostle in the Bible

The word apostle appears 19 times in the King James Version of the Bible. An apostle is one sent with authority to bear a message. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What apostle means in the Bible

An apostle is one sent with authority to bear a message.

Where the word apostle appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word apostle appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,”Romans 1:1

“For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:”Romans 11:13

“For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.”1 Corinthians 15:9

“Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)”Galatians 1:1

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:”Ephesians 1:1

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,”Colossians 1:1

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,”2 Timothy 1:1

“Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;”Hebrews 3:1