| THE TWELVE APOSTLES. Appendix 141 To The Companion Bible. |
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There are
four lists of the names
of the Twelve Apostles:
three in the Gospels
and one in the Acts.
In each list the order
of the names varies,
but with this remarkable
agreement that they are
always given in three groups,
the first of each
group being the same
(Peter,
Philip,
and James the
son of Alphaeus),
while the other three,
though they vary in
order within the group,
are never given in
a different group.
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| Matthew 10:2-4. | Mark 3:16-19. | Luke 6:14-16. | Acts 1:13, 26. | |||||
| 1 | ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· | ··· ··· ··· ··· PETER | ||||||
| 2 | and Andrew; | and James, | and Andrew, | and James, | ||||
| 3 | James, | and John; | James | and John, | ||||
| 4 | and John; | and Andrew, | and John, | and Andrew, | ||||
| 5 | ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· | ··· ··· ··· ··· PHILIP | ||||||
| 6 | and Bartholomew;¹ | and Bartholomew,¹ | and Bartholomew,¹ | and Thomas, | ||||
| 7 | Thomas, | and Matthew, | Matthew | Bartholomew,¹ | ||||
| 8 | and Matthew; | and Thomas, | and Thomas, | and Matthew, | ||||
| 9 | ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· | ··· ··· ··· ··· JAMES (son of Alphaeus) | ||||||
| 10 | and Lebbaeus;² | and Thaddaeus,² | and Simon³ (Zelotes), | and Simon³ (Zelotes), | ||||
| 11 | Simon³ (Can.), | and Simon³ (Can.), | and Judas² (of James), | and Judas² (of James). | ||||
| 12 | and Judas Iscariot. | and Judas Iscariot. | and Judas Iscariot. | [Matthias (v. 26)]. | ||||
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¹ A patronymic for NATHANAEL (John 1:44-46), where he is joined with Philip, and in John 21:2 with Thomas. ² JUDAS the brother of James, to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot. He was called Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus, which words have a similar meaning, the latter being Aramaic. See Appendix 94. III. 3. ³ SIMON, the Canaanite or Cananean. Not meaning a Gentile, but an Aramaic word meaning the same as Zelotes. |
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Further detailed
particulars may be given as
follows:—
1. Simon (Matthew 10:2. Mark 3:16. Luke 6:14. John 1:42). Peter (Acts 1:13), so surnamed (Matthew 10:2) by Christ (Mark 3:16. Luke 6:14), who also called him Cephas (John 1:42). He was the son of Jona¹ (John 1:42) and a native of Bethsaida¹ (John 1:44). 2. Andrew (Matthew 10:2. Mark 3:18. Luke 6:14. Acts 1:13), of Bethsaida¹ (John 1:44), and Peter's brother (Matthew 10:2. Luke 6:14). 3. James (Matthew 10:2. Mark 3:17. Luke 6:14. Acts 1:13), the son of Zebedee¹ (Matthew 10:2. Mark 3:17), surnamed by Christ, with John, Boanerges¹ (Mark 3:17). 4. John (Matthew 10:2. Mark 3:17. Luke 6:14. Acts 1:13), the brother of James (Matthew 10:2. Mark 3:17) surnamed by Christ, with James, Boanerges¹ (Mark 3:17). 5. Philip (Matthew 10:3. Mark 3:18. Luke 6:14. Acts 1:13), of Bethsaida¹ (John 1:44). 6. Bartholomew¹ (Matthew 10:3. Mark 3:18. Luke 6:14. Acts 1:13). ________________________ ¹ These are Aramaic words. See Appendix 94. III. 3. |
7.
Thomas¹
(Matthew
10:3.
Mark
3:18.
Luke
6:15.
Acts
1:13),
called Didymus
(John
11:16;
21:2).
8.
Matthew¹
(Matthew
10:3.
Mark
3:18.
Luke
6:15.
Acts
1:13),
the Publican
(Matthew
10:3.
Luke
5:27);
called also Levi
(Mark
2:14.
Luke
5:27),
the son of Alphaeus
(Mark
2:14).
9.
James
(Matthew
10:3.
Mark
3:18.
Luke
6:15.
Acts
1:13),
the son of
Alphaeus¹
(Matthew
10:3.
Mark
3:18.
Luke
6:15.
Acts
1:13).
10.
Lebbaeus
(Matthew
10:3),
whose surname
(Matthew
10:3)
was Thaddaeus¹
(Matthew
10:3.
Mark
3:18);
called also Judas,
brother of James
(Luke
6:16.
Acts
1:13),
and "Judas
(not Iscariot)"
(John
14:22).
11.
Simon
(Matthew
10:4.
Mark
3:18.
Luke
6:15.
Acts
1:13),
the Canaanite
(Matthew
10:4.
Mark
3:18);
called Zelotes
(Luke
6:15.
Acts
1:13).
12.
Judas
(Matthew
10:4.
Mark
3:19.
Luke
6:16)
Iscariot
(Matthew
10:4.
Mark
3:19.
Luke
6:16),
the traitor
(Luke
6:16)
who betrayed Him
(Matthew
10:4.
Mark
3:19.
John
6:71;
12:4;
13:2),
the son of Simon
(John
6:71;
12:4;
13:2, 26).
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