Luke 6:16 (WEB)

Passage

Judas the son of James; and Judas Iscariot, who also became a traitor.

Nearby Context

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;

Luke 6:18 as well as those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and they were being healed.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Matthew Thomas James the son of Alphaeus..." into verse 17's "He came down with them and stood...", so "judas" and "james" 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 "judas" and "james" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.