And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,
“O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment for you against her!”
But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.