We all know Jesus had twelve close disciples, while many other people followed Him. The 12 are the disciples we see most frequently in Scripture, and who primarily make up the apostles, but among that 12, there was an even smaller group. This group was with Him from the beginning until the bittersweet end—they were there in the garden the night He was taken, and later they were with Him on the mountain the day He ascended. This inner circle consisted of Simon Peter, James, an