Luke 6:15 (GNV)

Passage

Matthewe and Thomas: Iames the sonne of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelous,

Nearby Context

Luke 6:13 And when it was day, he called his disciples, and of them he chose twelue which also he called Apostles.

Luke 6:14 (Simon whome he named also Peter, and Andrew his brother, Iames and Iohn, Philippe and Bartlemewe:

Luke 6:15 Matthewe and Thomas: Iames the sonne of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelous,

Luke 6:16 Iudas Iames brother, and Iudas Iscariot, which also was the traitour.)

Luke 6:17 Then he came downe with them, and stood in a plaine place, with the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Iudea, and Hierusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyrus and Sidon, which came to heare him, and to be healed of their diseases:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "matthewe", "thomas", "iames", "sonne", "alpheus", "simon", and "zelous". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "matthewe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Simon whome he named also Peter and..." into verse 16's "Iudas Iames brother and Iudas Iscariot which...", so "called" and "matthewe" 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 "called" and "matthewe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.