[GonzoII]

"Peter was selected first over his elder brother."

Well said.

Where did I miss that Andrew was older than Peter? Got a verse or Church Father?

[GonzoII]

Well said. = meaning everything else of course.

[jiminycricket000]

"Where did I miss that Andrew was older than Peter--?

I may be wrong in this assertion, I can't recollect where I read it, it is not in scripture though.

But what is scriptural is Jesus selecting Andrew before Peter, yet Peter's name is at the head of all the biblical lists of the apostles. (Matt. 10:2, Mark 3:16, Luke 6:13, Acts 1:13). So we have three gospel writers and St. Paul all placing Peter's name first in the list of Apostles; making it impossible to be just some coincidental, meaningless arrangement.