And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
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John of Damascus
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He also chose twelve disciples, whom he called apostles, and commanded them to preach the kingdom of heaven which he came upon earth to declare, and to make heavenly us who are low and earthly, by virtue of his incarnation.