Luke 6:15 (YLT)

Passage

Matthew and Thomas, James of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,

Nearby Context

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;)

Luke 6:17 and having come down with them, he stood upon a level spot, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea, and Jerusalem, and the maritime Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their sicknesses,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "matthew", "thomas", "james", "alphaeus", "simon", and "zelotes". 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 also he named Peter and..." into verse 16's "Judas of James and Judas Iscariot who...", 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.