Luke 6:14 (DBY)

Passage

Simon, to whom also he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother, [and] James and John, [and] Philip and Bartholomew,

Nearby Context

Luke 6:12 And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.

Luke 6:13 And when it was day he called his disciples, and having chosen out twelve from them, whom also he named apostles:

Luke 6:14 Simon, to whom also he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother, [and] James and John, [and] Philip and Bartholomew,

Luke 6:15 [and] Matthew and Thomas, James the [son] of Alphaeus and Simon who was called Zealot,

Luke 6:16 [and] Judas [brother] of James, and Judas Iscariote, who was also [his] betrayer;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "simon", "gave", "name", "peter", "andrew", "brother", "james", and "john". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "simon" and "gave", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And when it was day he called..." into verse 15's "and Matthew and Thomas James the son...", so "simon" and "gave" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "simon" and "gave" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.