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COMPANION BIBLE. APPENDIX 141. THE TWELVE APOSTLES.
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, thought they vary
in order within the group, are never given in a different group.
They may be presented thus :--
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Matt.
10:2-4. |
Mark
3:16-19. |
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Luke
6:14-16. |
Acts
1:13, 26. |
1. |
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PETER |
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2. |
and Andrew; |
and James |
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and Andrew, |
and James, |
3. |
James, |
and John; |
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James |
and John, |
4. |
and John; |
and Andrew |
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and John, |
and Andrew, |
5. |
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PHILIP |
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6. |
and Bartholomew (*1); |
and Bartholomew (*1), |
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and Bartholomew (*1), |
and Thomas, |
7. |
Thomas, |
and Matthew, |
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Matthew |
Bartholomew (*1), |
8. |
and Matthew; |
and Thomas, |
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and Thomas, |
and Matthew, |
9. |
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JAMES
(son of Alphaeus) |
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10. |
and Lebbaeus (*2); |
and Thaddaeus (*2), |
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and Simon (*3)
(Zelotes), |
and Simon (*3)
(Zelotes), |
11. |
Simon (*3) (Can.), |
and Simon (*3) (Can.), |
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and Judas (*2)
(of James), |
and Judas (*2)
(of James). |
12. |
and Judas Iscariot. |
and Judas Iscariot. |
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and Judas Iscariot. |
[Matthias (v. 26)]. |
Further detailed particulars may be given as follows :--
- Simon (Matt. 10:2. Mark 3:16. Luke 6:14.
John 1:42). Peter (Acts 1:13), so surnamed (Matt. 10:2) by Christ
(Mark 3:16. Luke 6:14), who also called him Cephas (John 1:42).
He was the son of Jona (*4) (John 1:42) and a native of Bethsaida (*4)
(John 1:44).
- Andrew (Matt. 10:2. Mark 3:18. Luke 6:14.
Acts 1:13) of Bethsaida (*4) (John 1:44), and Peter's brother (Matt. 10:2.
Luke 6:14).
- James (Matt. 10:2. Mark 3:17. Luke 6:14.
Acts 1:13), the son of Zebedee (*4) (Matt. 10:2. Mark 3:17), surnamed
by Christ, with John, Boanerges (*4) (Mark 3:17).
- John (Matt. 10:2. Mark 3:17. Luke 6:14. Acts
1:13), the brother of James (Matt. 10:2. Mark 3:17) surnamed by Christ,
with James, Boanerges (*4) (Mark 3:17).
- Philip (Matt. 10:3. Mark 3:18. Luke 6:14.
Acts 1:13), of Bethsaida (*4) (John 1:44).
- Bartholomew (*4) (Matt. 10:3. Mark 3:18. Luke 6:14.
Acts 1:13).
- Thomas (*4) (Matt. 10:3. Mark 3:18. Luke 6:15.
Acts 1:13), called Didymus (John 11:16; 21:2).
- Matthew (*4) (Matt. 10:3. Mark 3:18. Luke 6:15.
Acts 1:13) the Publican (Matt. 10:3. Luke 5:27); called also
Levi (Mark 2:14. Luke 5:27), the son of Alphaeus (Mark 2:14).
- James (Matt. 10:3. Mark 3:18. Luke 6:15.
Acts 1:13), the son of Alphaeus (*4) (Matt. 10:3. Mark 3:18.
Luke 6:15. Acts 1:13).
- Lebbaeus (Matt. 10:3), whose surname (Matt. 10:3) was Thaddaeus
(*4) (Matt. 10:3. Mark 3:18); called also Judas, brother of James
(Luke 6:16. Acts 1:13); and "Judas (not Iscariot)" (John 14:22).
- Simon (Matt. 10:4. Mark 3:18. Luke 6:15
Acts 1:13), the Canaanite (Matt. 10:4. Mark 3:18); called Zelotes
(Luke 6:15. Acts 1:13).
- Judas (Matt. 10:4. Mark 3:19. Luke 6:16)
Iscariot (Matt. 10:4. Mark 3:19. Luke 6:16), the traitor (Luke
6:16) who betrayed Him (Matt. 10:4. Mark 3:19. John 6:71; 12:4;
13:2), the son of Simon (John 6:71; 12:4; 13:2, 26).
(*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 Ap. 94. III. 3.
(*3) SIMON, the Canaanite or Cananean. Not meaning a Gentile,
but an Aramaic word meaning the same as Zelotes.
(*4) These are Aramaic words. See Ap. 94. III. 3.
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