and to force out demons.
News about him spread all over Syria, and people with every kind of sickness or disease were brought to him. Some of them had a lot of demons in them, others were thought to be mad, and still others could not walk. But Jesus healed them all.
Then he chose twelve of them to be his apostles, so that they could be with him. He also wanted to send them out to preach
Simon was one of the twelve, and Jesus named him Peter.
