Luke 6:15

15 Matthew and Thomas, James the [son] of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes,

Luke 6:15 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 6:15

Matthew and Thomas
The first of these was a publican, and who also was called Levi; and the latter had besides the name of Didymus, and was he that was so unbelieving of Christ's resurrection:

James the son of Alphaeus;
sometimes called James the less, and the brother of our Lord: and

Simon called Zelotes;
or the Canaanite; (See Gill on Matthew 10:4).

Luke 6:15 In-Context

13 And when it was day, he called [to him] his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named Apostles;

14 Simon (whom he also named Peter) and Andrew his brother, James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,

15 Matthew and Thomas, James the [son] of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes,

16 And Judas [the brother] of James, and Judas Iscariot, who also was the traitor.

17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain; and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;