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Luke 6:16

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 6:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and Judas [the son] of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and Judas [the son] of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor;
Luke 6:16 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles:
14Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,
15and Matthew and Thomas, and James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,
16and Judas [the son] of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor;
17and he came down with them, and stood on a level place, and a great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
18and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were healed.
19And all the multitude sought to touch him; for power came forth from him, and healed [them] all.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Judas the brother of James, etc.] Of that James, that was the son of Alphaeus; though the Syriac and Arabic versions call him “the son of James”, very wrongly: this Judas was also called Thaddaeus and Lebbaeus, and is the writer of the epistle that bears his name: and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor; both his surname and his character are mentioned, to distinguish him from the other Judas: it is easy to observe, that these twelve are mentioned by pairs, or couples, and so they were sent out, two by two; (see <410607>Mark 6:7) as were also the seventy disciples afterwards; (see <421001>Luke 10:1) There seems to be an allusion to the pairs and couples of the Jewish fathers and…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the notes at Matthew 10:1-4. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“6:16 Judas (son of James) was probably also called Thaddaeus (Matt 10:3; Mark 3:18). He was a different man than Judas Iscariot or Jude the half brother of Jesus (who wrote the New Testament book of Jude). • Judas Iscariot: Iscariot probably means “from Kerioth,” a village twelve miles south of Hebron.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Judas the: Mat 10:3, Lebbaeus, Thaddaeus, Mar 3:18, Thaddaeus, Joh 14:22; Jde 1:1 Judas Iscariot: Mat 26:14-16, Mat 27:3-5; Joh 6:70, Joh 6:71; Act 1:16-20, Act 1:25 Luke 6:17”
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