Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Simon, who was called the Zealot;
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Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Simon, who was called the Zealot;
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Mathew and Thomas Iames the sonne of Alpheus and Simon called zelotes
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Matthewe and Thomas: Iames the sonne of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelous,
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- Matthew 9:9 As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.
- Mark 3:18 Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot;
- Acts 1:13 When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
- Matthew 10:3-4 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, who was also called Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot; and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
- Mark 2:14 As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he arose and followed him.
- Luke 5:27 After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, “Follow me!”
- John 11:16 Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go also, that we may die with him.”
- John 20:24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn’t with them when Jesus came.
- Acts 15:13 After they were silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.
- Galatians 1:19 But of the other apostles I saw no one except James, the Lord’s brother.
- Galatians 2:9 and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.
- James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus,…
15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
Ver. 15. {See Trapp on "Mat 10:2"} {See Trapp on "Mat 10:3"} {See Trapp on "Mat 10:4"} {See Trapp on "Mar 3:14"} {See Trapp on "Mar 6:7"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Judas the brother of James,.... Of that James,…
And Judas the brother of James,.... Of that James, that was the son of Alphaeus; though the Syriac and Arabic versions call him "the son of James", very wrongly: this Judas was also called Thaddaeus and Lebbaeus, and is the writer of the epistle that bears his name:
and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor; both his surname and his character are mentioned, to distinguish him from the other Judas: it is easy to observe, that these twelve are mentioned by pairs, or couples, and so they were sent out, two by two; see Mar 6:7 as were also the seventy disciples afterwards; see Luk 10:1 There seems to be an allusion to the pairs and couples of the Jewish fathers and doctors, who in their succession are thus paired: Jose ben Joezer, and Joseph ben Jochauan; Joshua ben Perachia, and Nathan the Arbelite; Simeon ben Shetach, and Judah ben Tabai; Shemain and Abtalion; the two sons of Bethira, whose names were Judah and Joshua; Hillell and Shammai (s): all before Christ's time.
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(s) Pirke Abot, c. 1.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Simon called Zelotes - Full of zeal; otherwise called…
Simon called Zelotes - Full of zeal; otherwise called Simon the Canaanite.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 15. Called Zelotes] Some Jews gave this name…
Verse 15. Called 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; which was the time when Jesus chose his twelve apostles, one of whom had the surname of the Zealot." It is very probable that this name was first given to certain persons who were more zealous for the cause of pure and undefiled religion than the rest of their neighbours; but like many other sects and parties who have begun well, they transferred their zeal for the essentials of religion to nonessential things, and from these to inquisitorial cruelty and murder. See on Mt 10:4.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 15. Simon called Zelotes—See note on Mat_10:4. The sect…
15. Simon called Zelotes—See note on Mat_10:4. The sect of Zealots consisted of a body of men who held it unlawful to submit to a foreign power, and hence were frequently rebellious to a bloody extent against the Roman dominion. The Sicarii or assassins, who appeared later in Jewish history, and were celebrated for a lawless use of the dagger, belonged to this sect. Van Oosterzee remarks “that while Matthew associates Judas Iscariot with this Simon Zelotes, Luke associates him with Jude brother of James.” This he thinks arose, not from a varying tradition, but from a varying practice of our Lord, who allowed not Judas always to retain the same companion for fear of his corrupting influence.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. called Zelotes] Rather, who was called the Zealot.
15. called Zelotes] Rather, who was called the Zealot.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Matthew. In the list contained in the Gospel which…
Matthew. In the list contained in the Gospel which unanimous Church traditions ascribe to this apostle, "the publican" (tax-gatherer) is significantly added. His brother evangelists, Mark and Luke, in their catalogues, omit the hated profession to which he once belonged. Simon called Zelotes. In SS. Matthew and Mark this apostle is called "Simon the Kananite." This epithet does not mean that Simon was a native or dweller in Cana of Galilee, but the epithet "Kananite" had the same signification as "Zelotes," the surname given by St. Luke, which is best rendered as "the Zealot." Kananite is derived from the Hebrew word anq, zeal. "He had once, therefore, belonged to the sect of terrible fanatics who thought any deed of violence justifiable for the recovery of national freedom, and had probably been one of the wild followers of Judas the Gaulonite (Josephus, "Bell. Jud:," 4:3:9). Their name was derived from RAPC 1Ma 2:50, where the dying Mattathias, father of Judas Maccabaeus, says to the Assidaeans (Chasidim, i.e. "all such as were voluntarily devoted to the Law"), "Be ye zealous for the Law, and give your lives for the covenant of your fathers (Archdeacon Farrar).
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 6:15 The diversity of Jesus’ apostles is striking. •…
6:15 The diversity of Jesus’ apostles is striking. • Matthew, also called Levi, was the tax collector for the Romans (see 5:27; Matt 9:9; 10:3). • Simon (who was called the zealot): Zealot probably meant that he had joined the Zealot movement, a group of Jews actively seeking to overthrow the Roman government.
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