إنجيل القدّيس متّى 38-35:9
كَانَ يَسُوعُ يَطُوفُ المُدُنَ كُلَّهَا والقُرَى يُعَلِّمُ في مَجَامِعِهم، ويَكْرِزُ بِإِنْجِيلِ المَلَكُوت، ويَشْفِي الشَّعْبَ مِنْ كُلِّ مَرَضٍ وكُلِّ عِلَّة
ولَمَّا رَأَى الجُمُوعَ تَحَنَّنَ عَلَيْهِم، لأَنَّهُم كَانُوا مَنْهُوكِيْن، مَطْرُوحِينَ مِثْلَ خِرَافٍ لا رَاعِيَ لَهَا
حينَئِذٍ قَالَ لِتَلامِيْذِهِ: إِنَّ الحِصَادَ كَثِيْر، أَمَّا الفَعَلَةُ فَقَلِيْلُون
أُطْلُبُوا إِذًا مِنْ رَبِّ الحِصَادِ أَنْ يُخِرِجَ فَعَلَةً إِلى حِصَادِهِ
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 3:13-19.
Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him.
He appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) that they might be with him and he might send them forth to preach
and to have authority to drive out demons:
(he appointed the twelve:) Simon, whom he named Peter;
James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder;
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean,
and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.