For the next two years, he was especially close to the 12, teaching them both by word and by example.
بَعْدَ أَنْ أَمْضَى يَسُوعُ ٱللَّيْلَ بِطُولِهِ فِي ٱلصَّلَاةِ ،‏ جَمَعَ تَلَامِيذَهُ وَٱخْتَارَ مِنْهُمُ ١٢ رَسُولًا .‏