Death of the apostles

The Bible only records one of the apostles' deaths (James), and the rest are based on historical church tradition. Think about how these guys willingly died for their belief in Jesus. Nobody is going to die for something if they know it's a lie. The apostles witnessed the resurrection of Jesus, and the fact they died the way they did is evidence of that.

- James: In Acts 12:2, King Herod had James put to death with the sword. Most say he got beheaded.

- Peter: Crucified upside-down on an X-shaped cross in Rome. He said he wasn't worthy to be crucified the same way as Jesus.

- Matthew was killed by a sword in Ethiopia.

- John was boiled in a tub of oil in Rome, but miraculously survived it. He was sent to an island called Patmos, and later was freed and returned to modern-day Turkey. He died of old age (the only disciple to die peacefully).

- James (Jesus' brother, not actually an apostle) refused to deny Jesus and was thrown from the top of a temple over 100 feet down, and survived the fall. They found out he was still alive and beat him to death with clubs.

- Bartholomew was beat to death with a whip.

- Andrew was crucified on an X-shaped cross in Greece, and was still preaching to the people that were crucifying him up until his death.

- Thomas was stabbed by a spear in India.

- Matthias was stoned and then had his head cut off (he replaced Judas as a disciple).

- Paul was beheaded by Nero in the year 67 in Rome.

The other apostles' deaths don't have reliable historical support.