Luke 6:15 (WEB)

Passage

Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Simon, who was called the Zealot;

Nearby Context

Luke 6:13 When it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:

Luke 6:14 Simon, whom he also named Peter; Andrew, his brother; James; John; Philip; Bartholomew;

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

Luke 6:16 Judas the son of James; and Judas Iscariot, who also became a traitor.

Luke 6:17 He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "matthew", "thomas", "james", "alphaeus", "simon", and "zealot". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "matthew", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Simon whom he also named Peter Andrew..." into verse 16's "Judas the son of James and Judas...", so "called" and "matthew" 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 "matthew" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.