{"id":3153,"date":"2024-05-24T19:09:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/apostles-vs-disciples\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T15:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T15:33:52","slug":"apostles-vs-disciples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/apostles-vs-disciples\/","title":{"rendered":"Apostel vs. J\u00fcnger: Was ist der Unterschied?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A disciple is anyone who follows Jesus and learns from him; an apostle is a disciple whom Jesus sent out to preach in his name and with his authority. Every one of Jesus&#039;s apostles was a disciple, but most disciples were never apostles: from a large company of followers Jesus chose twelve, &quot;whom also he named apostles&quot; (Luke 6:13). DiscipleApostle Greek wordMath\u0113t\u0113s, a learnerApostolos, one sent WhoAnyone who followed Jesus to learn from himThe Twelve, chosen from the disciples, and\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A disciple follows Jesus and learns from him; an apostle is a disciple he sent with authority. All his apostles were disciples; few disciples were apostles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[78],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-3153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biblical-debates"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3300,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/jesus-following-actual-numbers\/","url_meta":{"origin":3153,"position":0},"title":"How Many Followers Did Jesus Have? 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