Ephesians 4:11

And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong me...

Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod th...

But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.