text: which of the 12 apostles? was't martyred?  and also  what does iscariot mean (as in judas)? stephen  the account of stephen is very well documented in the bible (acts chapters 6 and 7). he is generally regarded as the first christian martyr.  it has been estimated that about 2,000 christians, along with nicanor, one of the seven deacons (acts 6:5), also suffered martyrdom during the great persecution that arose after stephen (acts 8:1).  james, the brother of john  james was "put to death with the sword" by king herod (acts 12:2)  philip  reportedly suffered martyrdom at heliopolis, in phrygia. he was severely flogged, imprisoned, and later crucified.  matthew  the former tax collector, he was killed with a halberd (a pike fitted with an ax head) in nadabah.   james  stoned and clubbed to death in jerusalem.  matthias  he was stoned, then beheaded at jerusalem.  andrew, the brother of peter  he was crucified on an x-shaped cross, two ends of which were in the ground. hence the origin of the term, "st. andrew's cross".  mark  mark was reportedly torn to pieces by a mob in alexandria after he told them that their god, a statue carved from stone, was worthless (see images and idols).  peter  peter was reportedly crucified, upside down, during the reign of emperor nero.  paul  beheaded, or torn to pieces by wild animals in the arena, during the time of nero. see on the road to damascus, paul in athens, paul in rome, paul's first missionary journey, paul's journey to rome, paul's second missionary journey and paul's third missionary journey.  jude  the brother of james, often called thaddeus. he was crucified at edessa.  bartholomew  tortured and crucified in india.  thomas  thomas was reportedly killed with a spear in india.  luke  luke was the author of the gospel which is called by his name, and also probably the book of acts. one account states that he died of old age, while another says that he was hanged in an olive tree in greece.  simon the zealot  he traveled widely, and is believed to have been crucified in what is today britain.  john  john took care of mary, the mother of jesus christ (not the mother of god), after the crucifixion (john 19:26-27). he went on to write the book of revelation while a prisoner on patmos. he may be the only apostle who escaped a violent death.  barnabas  barnabas is believed to have been killed about 10 years after paul.  iscariot boy name a man of murder; a hireling biblical name