{"id":2832,"date":"2024-05-24T19:03:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/jesus-disciples-age\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T22:59:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T22:59:47","slug":"jesus-disciples-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/jesus-disciples-age\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 edad ten\u00edan los disc\u00edpulos de Jes\u00fas? En su mayor\u00eda hombres j\u00f3venes de entre diez y veinte a\u00f1os, y \u00bfqui\u00e9n era el m\u00e1s joven?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Bible does not give the age of any of Jesus&#039; disciples. Its hints point to young men, most likely in their late teens to twenties when Jesus called them, with Peter, who was married, probably the oldest, and John, by early tradition, the youngest. Each of those ages is an inference from a few verses, and none is certain. Jesus himself &quot;began to be about thirty years of age&quot; when his public work began (Luke 3:23), and the men\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\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/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>The Bible gives no ages. Its hints point to young men, Peter likely the oldest and John, by tradition, the youngest. The clues and what each can show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-2832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-mysteries"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46714,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/bible-verses-being-a-disciple\/","url_meta":{"origin":2832,"position":0},"title":"17 Bible Verses About Being a Disciple","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"octubre 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover inspiring Bible verses about being a disciple, deepening your faith, and following the teachings of Jesus in your life.","rel":"","context":"En \u00abBible Verses\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Bible Verses","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/bible-verses\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The flight into Egypt, in the style of Georgia O'Keeffe","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00395.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00395.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00395.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00395.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54815,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/interesting-facts-12-apostles\/","url_meta":{"origin":2832,"position":1},"title":"What Were the Names of the 12 Apostles? 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