Luke 6:13-16
6:13 a Disciples were students and followers; apostles were specially commissioned representatives.• The number twelve symbolically represents the twelve tribes of Israel. The apostles represented the restored people of God.
6:14 b Simon (whom he named Peter): Peter means “rock” or “stone” (see Matt 16:18 c).
6:15 d The diversity of Jesus’ apostles is striking.
• Matthew, also called Levi, was the tax collector for the Romans (see 5:27 e; Matt 9:9 f; 10:3 g).
• 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.
6:16 h Judas (son of James) was probably also called Thaddaeus (Matt 10:3 i; Mark 3:18 j). He was a different man than 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 twelve miles south of Hebron.
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