Luke 6:14-16
6:14 a Simon (whom he named Peter): Peter means “rock” or “stone” (see Matt 16:18 b).6:15 c The diversity of Jesus’ apostles is striking.
• Matthew, also called Levi, was the tax collector for the Romans (see 5:27 d; Matt 9:9 e; 10:3 f).
• 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 g Judas (son of James) was probably also called Thaddaeus (Matt 10:3 h; Mark 3:18 i). 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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