New King James Version
Luke 6:15
15Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot;
Luke 6:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes,
- New International Version (NIV)Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot,
- English Standard Version (ESV)and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,
- New Living Translation (NLT)Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (who was called the zealot),
Context of Luke 6:15
13And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles: 14Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot; 16Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor. 17And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases,
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καὶ Μαθθαῖον καὶ Θωμᾶν καὶ Ἰάκωβον Ἁλφαίου καὶ Σίμωνα τὸν καλούμενον ζηλωτὴνRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Luke 6:15
- Luke 5:27After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.”
- Matthew 9:9As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.
- John 11:16Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him.”
- John 20:24Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
- Acts 15:13And after they had become silent, James answered, saying, “Men and brethren, listen to me:
- Galatians 1:19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
- Galatians 2:9and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
- James 1:1James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings.
- Matthew 10:3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
- Mark 2:14As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.
- Mark 3:18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite;
- Acts 1:13And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot; and Judas the son of James.
- Matthew 10:4Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
Commentaries on Luke 6:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Called Zelotes - Some Jews gave this name to themselves, according to Josephus, (War, b. iv. c. iii. s. 9, and vii. c. viii. s. 1), "because they pretended to be more than ordinarily zealous for religion, and yet practised the very worst of actions." "But this (says the judicious Bp. Pearce) Josephus says of the zealots, at the time when Vespasian was marching towards Jerusalem. They probably were men of a different character above forty years before…Read the comment
- 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. 15Matthew, 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.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
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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
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