Andrew

Andrew was a fisherman from Bethsaida who, along with his brother Peter, had a fishing business on the Sea of Galilee. Before following Jesus, Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist. When John pointed to Jesus and declared, "Behold the Lamb of God," Andrew immediately followed Jesus and spent the day with Him.

Andrew's first response to finding the Messiah was to bring his brother: "He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias... And he brought him to Jesus." This pattern of bringing people to Jesus characterizes Andrew's ministry throughout the Gospels.

When Jesus asked how to feed 5,000 people, Andrew found a boy with five barley loaves and two fish—seemingly useless for such a crowd, yet he brought them to Jesus anyway: "There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?" Jesus multiplied what Andrew brought.

When Greeks wanted to see Jesus, they approached Philip, who told Andrew, and together they brought the request to Jesus. Andrew repeatedly appears as a connector, bringing people and resources to Jesus. Tradition says Andrew later ministered in Scythia and Greece, ultimately being crucified on an X-shaped cross because he felt unworthy to die in the same manner as his Lord.