Luke 6:14 (YLT)

Passage

(Simon, whom also he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

Nearby Context

Luke 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, he went forth to the mountain to pray, and was passing the night in the prayer of God,

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

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

Luke 6:15 Matthew and Thomas, James of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,

Luke 6:16 Judas of James, and Judas Iscariot, who also became betrayer;)

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "and when it became day he called..." into verse 15's "Matthew and Thomas James of Alphaeus and...", so "simon" and "named" 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 "named" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.