Where Were The Rest Of The 11 Apostle's?

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We all know that John “whom the Disciple that Jesus loved” was the only one at the foot of the cross while the others were not. Why? Where in the bible does it say about where the others were? Does it say? We will probably assume they were in the crowds, but do we know for sure?
 
I have always thought that they were in hiding, and for some reason, the upper room sounds right in my head. That is where they were found more than once after the Last Supper.
 
Well, right off the top of my head and without checking out anything offical on this…

I think they were hiding out too because, afterall, the Holy Spirit hadn’t decended upon them yet and they were scared for their lives, look at what was happening to Jesus. I would imagine they were thinking that if this could happen to them, why not them too?

Remember when Peter was denying knowing HIM?? He was scared, right?

I think that John just stuck by the Blessed Mother, he was the beloved one, he wasn’t as afraid as he was compassionate and sounds to me like he had more courage since he was young (you know how them youngsters think they are invincible and that nothing can happen to them.) He was probably given a special grace by God since he loved Jesus and the Blessed Virgin so much. I always thought that he probably stuck by her to console her and just stand with her and be there for her. He probably thought of her as a Mother…(and wasn’t he wonderfully rewarded for that from the Cross…as Jesus proclaimed…Behold Your Mother…Behold Your Son.

The upper room could have been where the Apostles were. Was that where they gathered with the Blessed Mother in prayer before the Holy Spirit decended upon them after Jesus went back to heaven? (I’ll go read Acts and see what it says about that.) Or maybe the OP is right, maybe they hung out in the crowd, hiding out and watching from a distance. Do we officially know? Good question.
 
In Acts 1:13 it says this: When they entered the city they went to the upper room where they were staying…(but it doesn’t say that they had been staying there during the Crusifixion.) But I would imagine that they were, that is where they were when Jesus first appeared to them and when He showed Thomas His wounds…that is where they all gathered in prayer…still, who knows? I surely don’t remember hearing anything about where they were during the Crusifixion itself.
 
I have always thought of them as being scattered after the arrest. Especially after Jesus was crucified, I imagine they were scarred and in hiding. I have often wondered though, when Jesus was carrying his cross through Jerusalem, how many followers faces did he recognize in the crowds that were watching? Maybe not apostles, but followers.
 
They might have been there, just not at the foot of the cross. It was a huge mob.
 
I have heard that adult males who were friends of the one executed were barred from the area lest they create an uprising. The Romans were pretty good at preserving order. Saint John was the youngest of the apostles, often portrayed as beardless. He may have been regarded as no threat.
 
<< Zechariah 13:7 >>

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“Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, And against the man, My Associate,” Declares the LORD of hosts. "Strike the Shepherd that the sheep may be scattered; And I will turn My hand against the little ones.
 
Well, we know where Judas was (hanging from a tree), and the apostles certainly hadn’t brought in Matthias yet, so that leaves ten unaccounted for. Peter was at the very least hanging out in the courtyard up until his third denial.

We know the ten remained in the city, because Luke says that it was “the apostles” who heard the Marys reporting that the tomb was empty. That means that they got back together at some point on Friday night or on Saturday, because they were apparently all together on Sunday morning.
 
Yes, the 10 who were left (thanks for the correction, forgot Judas already was dead), may have been in the upper room, but during the Crucifixtion? After all Jesus taught and the miracles they saw? I’d hate to use the word “coward” but perhaps that’s what they were.
 
I think it is also important to note that Romans did not allow men to attend crucifixions. Especially in a case like Jesus where at least from a Roman view he was a subversive, a rebel, someone who doesn’t keep the civil peace–

“They [the High Priest and other members of the Sanhedrin] began their accusation by saying, 'We found this man inciting our people to revolt, opposing payment of the tribute to Caesar, and claiming to be Christ, a king” Lk 23:2

So Jesus was accused of 3 actions that the Roman could have killed Him over. Revolt, bad news, telling people to not pay taxes, bad news, claiming to be a king something only Roman authority could impart, bad news.

Roman soldiers would have been told to keep men away from the crucifixion area in case of Jesus starting a revolt from the emotions His followers would have felt seeing Him in such condition. Jesus was the focal point.

But John might have been seen as too young (beardless) to cause any trouble for the Romans.
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I have heard that adult males who were friends of the one executed were barred from the area lest they create an uprising. The Romans were pretty good at preserving order. Saint John was the youngest of the apostles, often portrayed as beardless. He may have been regarded as no threat.
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It would seem that Saint Thomas ran. He didn’t get back until the next Sunday.
 
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