first century

The 144,000

The sealed servants of God from the twelve tribes who sing the new song before the throne (a figure seen in prophetic vision)

a_wife_of_Peter

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Agrippa

Tetrarch living at the time of the New Testament

Alexander

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Alexander

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Alphaeus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Ampliatus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Ananias

High Priest living at the time of the New Testament

Ananias

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Ananias

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Andronicus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Antipas

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Apelles

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Apollos

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Aquila

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Aretas

King living at the time of the New Testament

Aristobulus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Artemas

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Asyncritus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Bar-jesus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Blastus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

The Boy with the Loaves and Fish

The boy whose five barley loaves and two fish fed five thousand

Carpus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Chuza

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Claudia

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Clement

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Crescens

Man living at the time of the New Testament

daughter_of_Annas

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Dionysius

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Epaenetus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Epaphroditus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

The Ethiopian Eunuch

The treasurer of Queen Candace, reading Isaiah on the desert road, baptized by Philip

Eubulus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Eunice

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Euodia

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

The Father of the Boy with an Unclean Spirit

The desperate father who cried, 'I believe; help my unbelief!'

father_of_Barnabas

Levite living at the time of the New Testament - unnamed father of Barnabas

father_of_Elizabeth

Man living at the time of the New Testament

father_of_Eunice

Man living at the time of the New Testament - unnamed father of Eunice

father_of_Lazarus

Man living at the time of the New Testament - unnamed father

father_of_Timothy

Man living at the time of the New Testament - unnamed father of Timothy

Felix

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Festus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Gaius

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Gaius

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Gaius

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Gaius

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Gamaliel

Man living at the time of the New Testament

The Good Samaritan

The merciful traveler in Jesus' parable who bound the wounds a priest and Levite passed by (a character within one of Jesus' parables)

The Greeks Who Wanted to See Jesus

The Greek pilgrims at the feast who said to Philip, 'Sir, we wish to see Jesus'

The Guards at Jesus' Tomb

The soldiers who sealed the tomb, shook at the angel, and were paid to say the body was stolen

Heli

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Hermas

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Hermes

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Herod

Tetrarch living at the time of the New Testament

Herod

Tetrarch living at the time of the New Testament

Herod

King Herod the Great: Ruler living at the time of the New Testament

Herodion

Man living at the time of the New Testament

husband_of_Mary

Levite living at the time of the New Testament - unnamed husband of Mary

The Islanders of Malta

The islanders who showed unusual kindness to the shipwrecked, and watched a viper fail to harm Paul

Jairus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Jambres

Man living at the time of the New Testament

James

Father of an apostle living at the time of the New Testament

James

Apostle living at the time of the New Testament

James

Man living at the time of the New Testament

James

Apostle living at the time of the New Testament

Jannes

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Jesus

Messiah and central figure of the New Testament whose life, death, and resurrection form the basis of the Christian faith

The central figure of the New Testament, Jesus was born of Mary in Bethlehem, performed numerous miracles, and was crucified under Pontius Pilate before rising from the dead.

John

Priest living at the time of the New Testament

John

Man living at the time of the New Testament

John

Apostle living at the time of the New Testament

John the Baptist, Son of Zechariah

Prophet who baptized Jesus and preached repentance in the wilderness

An ascetic prophet and the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth who preached repentance in the wilderness and prepared the way for the ministry of Jesus Christ.

Joseph

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Joseph

Mary's husband living at the time of the New Testament

Joseph

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Joses

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Joses

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Judas

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Judas

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Judas

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Judas

Apostle living at the time of the New Testament

Judas

Apostle living at the time of the New Testament

Jude

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Julia

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Junia

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Justus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Justus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Lazarus

Mary's brother living at the time of the New Testament

Lazarus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Linus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Lois

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Lucius

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Luke

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Lydia

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Lysias

Man living at the time of the New Testament

The Man of Macedonia

The figure in Paul's night vision pleading, 'Come over to Macedonia and help us' (a figure seen in prophetic vision)

Mark

Levite living at the time of the New Testament

Martha

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Mary

Barnabus' relative living at the time of the New Testament

Mary

Lazarus' sister living at the time of the New Testament

Mary

Jesus' mother living at the time of the New Testament

Mary

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Mary

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Mnason

Man living at the time of the New Testament

motherInLaw_of_Peter

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Narcissus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Nathanael

Man living at the time of the New Testament

The Nephew of Paul

The sister's son who overheard the plot of forty men and saved Paul's life

Nereus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Nympha

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Olympas

Man living at the time of the New Testament

The Owner of the Upper Room

The Jerusalem householder who furnished the large upper room for the Last Supper

Parthians

People living in Parthia

Patrobas

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Paul

Apostle to the Gentiles who wrote much of the New Testament

An apostle and missionary who transitioned from a persecutor of the early church to its most prolific evangelist and theologian in the first century AD.

Persis

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

The Persistent Widow

The widow of Jesus' parable who wore down the unjust judge and teaches persistence in prayer (a character within one of Jesus' parables)

Phanuel

Man living at the time of the New Testament

The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The two men of Jesus' parable who went up to pray — and only one went home justified (a character within one of Jesus' parables)

Philip

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Philip

Tetrarch living at the time of the New Testament

Philip

Apostle living at the time of the New Testament

Philip

Man living at the time of the New Testament

The Philippian Jailer

The jailer who asked at midnight, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?'

Philologus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Phlegon

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Phoebe

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Pilate

Ruler living at the time of the New Testament

Priscilla

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

The Prodigal Son

The younger son of Jesus' parable who wasted his inheritance and was met by his running father (a character within one of Jesus' parables)

Pudens

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Pyrrhus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Rhoda

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

The Rich Fool

The landowner of Jesus' parable who built bigger barns the night his soul was required (a character within one of Jesus' parables)

The Rich Man in the Parable of Lazarus

The rich man of Jesus' parable, in torment, who begged that his brothers be warned (a character within one of Jesus' parables)

The Rich Young Ruler

The earnest young man who kept the commandments but went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions

The Royal Official at Capernaum

The official whose dying son Jesus healed from a distance with a single word

Rufus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Rufus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Salome

Woman living at the time of New Testament - daughter of Herodias

Salome

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

The Samaritan Woman at the Well

The woman of Sychar to whom Jesus offered living water, who brought her whole town to him

Sapphira

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Sceva

Priest living at the time of the New Testament

The Scribe Not Far from the Kingdom

The scribe who asked which commandment is greatest and answered wisely

Scythians

People living in Scythia

The Servant Girl at the High Priest's Courtyard

The doorkeeper whose question by the fire began Peter's three denials

The Seven Sons of Sceva

The itinerant exorcists overpowered by the man they tried to free in Jesus' name

The Silversmiths of Ephesus

The craftsmen of Artemis whose riot filled the Ephesian theater with shouting for two hours

Simeon

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Simeon

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Simon

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Simon

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Simon

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Simon

Apostle living at the time of the New Testament

Simon

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Simon

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Simon

Man living at the time of the New Testament

The Sinful Woman Who Anointed Jesus' Feet

The woman who washed Jesus' feet with her tears in Simon the Pharisee's house and was forgiven much

The Slave Girl with a Spirit of Divination

The fortune-telling girl in Philippi whom Paul freed, provoking his imprisonment

Stachys

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Syntyche

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

The Syrophoenician Woman

The Gentile mother whose answer about crumbs from the table won her daughter's healing

The Ten Virgins

The five wise and five foolish bridesmaids of Jesus' parable of the waiting lamps (a character within one of Jesus' parables)

Tertius

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Timaeus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Tryphaena

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Tryphosa

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

The Twenty-Four Elders

The crowned elders around the throne who cast their crowns before the Lamb (a figure seen in prophetic vision)

The Two Disciples on the Road to Emmaus

The pair whose hearts burned within them as the risen Jesus opened the Scriptures on the road

The Two Witnesses

The two prophets of Revelation who testify, are slain, and rise after three and a half days (a figure seen in prophetic vision)

Tyrannus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

The Unmerciful Servant

The forgiven servant of Jesus' parable who would not forgive a fellow servant a hundred denarii (a character within one of Jesus' parables)

Urbanus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

The Widow of Nain

The mother whose only son Jesus raised from the bier at the town gate of Nain

The Widow with Two Mites

The poor widow whose two small coins Jesus called more than all the rich had given

wife_of_Heli

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

The Woman Clothed with the Sun

The great sign in heaven — a woman crowned with twelve stars, pursued by the dragon (a figure seen in prophetic vision)

Zacchaeus

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Zebedee

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Zechariah

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Zenas

Man living at the time of the New Testament