Why did Jesus need disciples?
Technically, Jesus did not “need” disciples. Any follower of Jesus was called a disciple. So Jesus actaully had several hundred desciples. Now in the bible, the usual reference to disciple is actually the apostles. In the meaning, there were only 12 “disciples/apostles”. The 12 Apostles were the “students” that Jesus taught so they could spread God’s word (since there wasn’t a Bible back then). Mattew, Mark, Luke, and John wrote their own books of the Bible based on what they witnessed and learned from Jesus.
