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Matthew 10:2-4
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2 These are the names of the 12 apostles:

The first apostle is Simon, who was also called Peter.
Then Simon's brother, who was called Andrew.
Also James and his brother John, who were Zebedee's sons.
3 There were Philip and Bartholomew.[a]
There were Thomas and Matthew.[b] (Matthew's job was to take taxes from people.)
And James who was the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus.[c]

4 There was also Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who later gave Jesus to his enemies.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 10:3 In his book John calls Bartholomew, Nathanael. See John 1:45.
  2. 10:3 Matthew is another name for Levi.
  3. 10:3 In this verse and in Mark 3:18, Judas, son of James is called Thaddaeus.
  4. 10:4 A Zealot was a man who wanted to fight against the Roman ruler. The Zealots wanted the Jews to rule Israel again.
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