CCC 765

The Lord Jesus endowed his community with a structure that will remain until the Kingdom is fully achieved. Before all else there is the choice of the Twelve with Peter as their head.¹⁶⁸ Cf. Mk 3:14-15. Representing the twelve tribes of Israel, they are the foundation stones of the new Jerusalem.¹⁶⁹ Cf. Mt 19:28; Lk 22:30; Rev 21:12-14. The Twelve and the other disciples share in Christ's mission and his power, but also in his lot.¹⁷⁰ Cf. Mk 6:7; Lk 10:1-2; Mt 10:25; Jn 15:20. By all his actions, Christ prepares and builds his Church.