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15Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,

Luke 6:15

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  • And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

  • And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

  • And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

  • And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.

  • But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 12-19)

In these verses, we have our Lord Jesus in secret , in his family , and in public ; and in all three acting like himself. I. In secret we have him praying to God , Luke 6:12. This evangelist takes frequent notice of Christ’s retirements, to give us an example of secret prayer, by which we must keep up our communion with God daily, and without which it is impossible that the soul should prosper. In…

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