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Luke 6

Luke 6:15

The Twelve Apostles · Luke 6:12–16
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Translations

Modern
Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;
Traditional
Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes,
Literal
…and Matthew and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zealot,
Latin
Matthæum, et Thomam, Jacobum Alphæi, et Simonem, qui vocatur Zelotes,

Original

Greek
English
Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;

Notes

Luke 6:15

  • Matthew, also called Levi, was the tax collector for the Romans (see 5:27; Matthew 9:9; 10:3).

  • Simon called the Zealot: This title probably meant that he had joined the Zealot movement, a group of Jews actively seeking to overthrow the Roman government.

  • The apostles Jesus chose were very different from each other. These two men would not normally have worked together.

Events

Parallels

Matthew 10:1–4 Mark 3:13–19

People

Alphaeus: Father of apostles James and Matthew (Levi) James: James "the Less", son of Alphaeus Matthew: Apostle, tax collector, author of the Gospel of Matthew Simon: One of the twelve apostles, also called the Zealot Thomas: One of Jesus' twelve disciples, known for doubting

Glossary

Alphaeus Andrew, the Apostle Apostle, Apostleship Bartholomew, the Apostle Beatitudes Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Clopas James (Person) Jesus Christ Luke, Gospel of Matthew (Person) Nathanael Simon Simon the Zealot Simon Zelotes Thomas, the Apostle Zealot Zelotes

Topics

Apostles: Names of Apostles: Selection of Call: To Special Religious Duty: Apostles James: An Apostle: Son of Alphaeus Jesus, the Christ: Goes up Onto a Mountain, and Calls and Commissions Twelve Disciples (In Galilee) Matthew: Becomes a Disciple of Jesus Simon: One of the Twelve Apostles; a Revolutionary and a Patriot: Called |Zelotes| Thomas: One of the Twelve Apostles