During the night of his betrayal, Jesus’ disciples abandoned him. The Roman and Jewish leaders struck their shepherd, and they fled like sheep without a shepherd. Except one sheep returned.
One apostle boldly went to Jesus’ Jewish trial (hint: it was not Peter who sheepishly went and then denied Christ). The same apostle stood at the cross with Jesus while he died. And that very same apostle was also the first apostle to make it to the empty tomb. John.