Luke 6:16 (DRB)

Passage

And Jude the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:14 Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

Luke 6:15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon who is called Zelotes,

Luke 6:16 And Jude the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor.

Luke 6:17 And coming down with them, he stood in a plain place: and the company of his disciples and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast, both of Tyre and Sidon,

Luke 6:18 Who were come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jude", "brother", "james", "judas", "iscariot", and "traitor". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jude" and "brother", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Matthew and Thomas James the son of..." into verse 17's "And coming down with them he stood...", so "jude" and "brother" 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 "jude" and "brother" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.