ONE OF THE TWELVE

Andrew

“There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes”

Peter’s brother, and the first follower John’s Gospel names.

VERSES THAT NAME HIM

12

RECORDS WITH JESUS

NAMED BESIDE HIM

14

SOURCES OUTSIDE SCRIPTURE on how it ends

HIS LIFE IN FOUR PARTS

How much does Scripture tell?

Peter’s brother, and the first follower John’s Gospel names. Scripture gives no years for his life, so the ring is divided by how much is recorded: 9 records of what he did or what was said to him, one bead each. The last part is tradition and is drawn dashed. Choose a part to read it.

II · THE GOSPELS, IN THE HARMONY’S ORDER

With Jesus

• Follows Jesus from John the Baptist and brings his brother John 1:35–42
• Called from his nets with Simon Matthew 4:18–20
• Jesus at the house of Simon and Andrew Mark 1:29–31
• Chosen as one of the Twelve Mark 3:13–19
• Sent out with the Twelve; second in Matthew’s list Matthew 10:1–5
• “There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves” John 6:8–9
• With Philip, brings the Greeks’ request to Jesus John 12:20–22
• Asks with Peter, James and John when the temple will fall Mark 13:3–4

CHAPTER BY CHAPTER

Where is he named?

One square for each chapter of the books that name Andrew: 12 verses in 10 chapters. The darker the square, the more verses in it name him. Choose a chapter to read what happens there.

THE GOSPELS AND ACTS

MARK 1

2 verses name him

Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

WHAT HAPPENS HERE

• From Bethsaida; a house at Capernaum
• A fisherman with Simon
• Called from his nets with Simon
• Jesus at the house of Simon and Andrew

CHAPTER I · BEFORE THE CALL

A fisherman of Bethsaida

Home, trade and family · 3 records

SCRIPTURE · MATTHEW 4:18

A fisherman with Simon

¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

A fisherman with his brother Simon (Matt 4:18; Mark 1:16).

NAMED WITH HIM

Peter

WHERE

Sea of Galilee

TOLD IN 2 BOOKS

Matthew 4:18·Mark 1:16

SCRIPTURE · MATTHEW 4:18

Simon Peter’s brother

¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

Brother of Simon Peter (Matt 4:18; John 1:40). Scripture names their father only when speaking to Simon (John 1:42; Matt 16:17).

NAMED WITH HIM

Peter, John the Baptist

WHERE

Sea of Galilee

TOLD IN 2 BOOKS

Matthew 4:18·John 1:40·John 1:42·Matthew 16:17

CHAPTER II · WITH JESUS

The first to follow

The Gospels, in the harmony’s order · 8 records

SCRIPTURE · JOHN 1:35–42

Follows Jesus from John the Baptist and brings his brother

He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

NAMED WITH HIM

Peter, John the Baptist

IN THE HARMONY

§28 · Jesus makes his first disciples

PASSAGE

John 1:35–42

SCRIPTURE · MATTHEW 4:18–20

Called from his nets with Simon

¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

NAMED WITH HIM

Peter

WHERE

Sea of Galilee

IN THE HARMONY

§41 · Jesus finds four fishers of men in four fishermen

TOLD IN 2 BOOKS

Matthew 4:18–20·Mark 1:16–18

SCRIPTURE · JOHN 6:8–9

“There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves”

There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

NAMED WITH HIM

Peter

IN THE HARMONY

§72 · The first retirement. The Twelve return, and Jesus retires with them beyond the lake to rest. Feeding of the five thousand

PASSAGE

John 6:8–9

SCRIPTURE · JOHN 12:20–22

With Philip, brings the Greeks’ request to Jesus

Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

NAMED WITH HIM

Philip

IN THE HARMONY

§130 · The desire of some Greeks to see Jesus puzzles the disciples and leads Jesus in agitation of soul to interpret life and death as sacrifice and to show how by being "lifted up" he will draw all men to him

PASSAGE

John 12:20–22

CHAPTER III · THE CHURCH IN ACTS

One verse in Acts

Acts and the letters · 1 record

FROM THE TEXT · ACTS 1:13

In the upper room

And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

He is named among the Eleven in the upper room in Jerusalem (Acts 1:13). Acts never names him again.

PASSAGE

Acts 1:13

CHAPTER IV · AFTER SCRIPTURE

After Scripture

Tradition, by who said it and when · 5 sources

SCRIPTURE FIRST

What Scripture says of his end

Scripture says nothing of Andrew after the upper room (Acts 1:13).

From the text Acts 1:13

THEN TRADITION · 5 SOURCES, EARLIEST FIRST

• c. 180 The Muratorian fragment, an anonymous list of New Testament books Later tradition
• 3rd c. Origen, as reported by Eusebius (3.1.1) Early church
• 3rd c. The Acts of Andrew (apocryphal), Martyrdom Later tradition
• 1907 As listed by J. MacRory, Catholic Encyclopedia Scholars
• 4th c. Later tradition, as assessed by J. MacRory Later tradition

Each is labelled with who said it and when; none is blended into Scripture.

THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM

Who was with him?

Every record of Andrew in Scripture, in story order (the Gospels in the order of Robertson's harmony, then Acts and the letters). A person counts as "with him" only where a verse of that record names them both. 14 people in all.

named in the passage from first to last mention Point at a column to see what happens; click it to keep it (click again to let go); choose a name to follow that person.

I · BEFORE THE CALL

From Bethsaida; a house at Capernaum

Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

NAMED WITH HIM HERE

• Peter Mark 1:29
• James son of Zebedee Mark 1:29
• John son of Zebedee Mark 1:29
• Philip John 1:44

SIDE BY SIDE

One moment, several accounts

3 moments of his story told by more than one book, each in its own words in the King James Version. His names are marked; switch on "only here" to underline the words that just one account has.

FROM JOHN THE BAPTIST

John

John 1:37–41

1:37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

1:38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

1:39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

1:40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

1:41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

BY THE SEA OF GALILEE

Matthew

Matthew 4:18–20

4:18 ¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

4:20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

BY THE SEA OF GALILEE

Mark

Mark 1:16–18

1:16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

1:17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

1:18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

NEAR AND FAR

Where was he?

6 places named in his story, with what happened there and how far each lies from Jerusalem. Tradition's places are dashed, with who placed him there and when. Choose a card or a pin.

Scroll to zoom · drag to move · the map stays on his places Land outline: the Atlas (Natural Earth)

Not on the map, because our places data gives no coordinates: Scythia (Origen, as reported by Eusebius: Scythia was allotted to Andrew “according to tradition”).

OPEN QUESTIONS

What readers still ask

3 questions the reviewed sources leave open for Andrew, with the answers given and who gives them, and 3 things Scripture does not say, in italic. Choose one.

VIEWS, WITH WHO HOLDS THEM · THIS PAGE

Where did Andrew work after Pentecost?

Scythia

Origen (first half of the 3rd century), as reported by Eusebius

Scythia was allotted to Andrew, “according to tradition”.

Early church Eusebius, 1890

Achaia, ending at Patrae

The Acts of Andrew (3rd century); Jerome, as listed by MacRory (1907)

The Acts of Andrew set his death at Patrae; Jerome names Achaia.

Later tradition M. R. James (tr.), 1924·Joseph MacRory, 1907

Epirus or Hellas

Gregory of Nazianzus (Epirus) and Theodoret (Hellas), as listed by MacRory (1907)

MacRory lists these as further fields named by later writers and does not choose between them.

Scholars Joseph MacRory, 1907

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