2. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these--The other
Evangelists enumerate the twelve in immediate connection with their
appointment
(Mr 3:13-19;
Lu 6:13-16).
But our Evangelist, not intending to record the appointment, but only
the Mission of the Twelve, gives their names here. And as in the Acts
(Ac 1:13)
we have a list of the Eleven who met daily in the upper room with the
other disciples after their Master's ascension until the day of
Pentecost, we have four catalogues in all for comparison.
The first, Simon, who is called Peter--(See on
Joh 1:42).
and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his
brother--named after James, as the younger of the two.
JFB.
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