Luke 6:16

Luke 6:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
• New International Version (NIV)Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Judas (son of James), Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).

Context of Luke 6:16

14Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, 15and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. 17And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, 18who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.

Luke 6:16 word by word

καὶ Ἰούδαν Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰούδαν Ἰσκαριὼθ ὃς ἐγένετο προδότης.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And JudasἸούδαςIoudas · JudasG2455
• of JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbos · JamesG2385
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• JudasἸούδαςIoudas · JudasG2455
• IscariotἸσκαριώτης, ἸσκαριώθIskariōtēs · IscariotG2469
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• the traitorπροδότηςprodotēs · traitorG4273

Cross-references for Luke 6:16

• Matthew 10:3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
• Mark 3:18Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot,
• John 14:22Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, "Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?"
• Jude 1:1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:
• Matthew 26:14Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
• Matthew 27:3Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,
• John 6:70Jesus answered them, "Did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil."
• Acts 1:16"Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

Commentaries on Luke 6:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-16Verses 13-16 See the notes at Matthew 10:1-4.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 We often think one half hour a great deal to spend in meditation and secret prayer, but Christ was whole nights engaged in these duties. In serving God, our great care should be not to lose time, but to make the end of one good duty the beginning of another. The twelve apostles are here named; never were men so privileged, yet one of them had a devil, and proved a traitor. Those who have not faithful preaching near them, had better travel far…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Judas (son of James) was probably also called Thaddaeus (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18). He was a different person from Judas Iscariot or Jude the half-brother of Jesus (who wrote the New Testament book of Jude). Judas Iscariot: Iscariot probably means “from Kerioth,” a village 19 kilometers (12 miles) south of Hebron.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-4912-13. went out--probably from Capernaum. all night in prayer ... and when ... day, he called, &c.--The work with which the next day began shows what had been the burden of this night's devotions. As He directed His disciples to pray for "laborers" just before sending themselves forth (see on Mt 9:37; Mt 10:1), so here we find the Lord Himself in prolonged communion with His Father in preparation for the solemn appointment of those men who were to give…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 6:16

• Apostles
• James
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judas (Jude)

In the dictionaries

• Judas Iscariot
• Abundance
• Gospels
• Hate
• Jude
• Peter
• Reproach
• Thaddaeus
• Thanks
• Unthankful

Commentaries on Luke 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings