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What was the relationship between Jesus and Bartholomew?

Bartholomew was one of the Twelve whom Jesus chose. Luke 6:13-14; Matthew 10:3

What the Bible says

Luke 6:13

And when day was come, he called unto him his disciples; and he chose twelve of them (whom also he named apostles).

Luke 6:14

Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

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One night, Jesus went up a mountain and spent the night in prayer. Luke 6:12

When day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them: the apostles. Luke 6:13

Bartholomew was one of them. Luke 6:14 The Gospels give only his name, in the lists of the Twelve. Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18 Do you know the names of the…

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