Previously, after Judas Iscariot, the traitorous apostle, committed suicide, a need was discerned to give “his office of oversight ” as an apostle to someone who had been with Jesus during his ministry and who had witnessed his death and resurrection.
लेकिन, जब यूहन्‍ना के भाई याकूब की हत्या कर दी गयी, तब किसी ने उन १२ में उसका स्थान नहीं लिया ।