**Were his apostles free of evil and sin?**
No, his apostles wer sinners, just like you and me. Common folks, tax collector, physician, fishermen.
That's how he can say to us -- in Matthew 28:
"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."