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MATTHEW 10:3 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Matt 10:2Matt 10:4
“Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;”
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus. The list continues: Philip and Bartholomew (probably the Nathanael of John 1:45–51); Thomas and Matthew. Matthew is identified as the tax collector — the only self-identification of the author in the gospel, and a mark of the grace that called a collaborator with Roman economic exploitation to the apostolic company. James the son of Alphaeus distinguishes the second James from the son of Zebedee; Thaddaeus is the apostle called Judas (not Iscariot) in Luke and John.

Church Fathers on Matthew 10:3

From the healing of Peter’s wife’s mother to this place there has been a continued succession of miracles; and they were done before the Sermon upon the Mount, as we know for certain from Matthew’s call, which is placed among them; for he was one of the twelve chosen to the Apostleship upon the mount. He here returns to the order of events, taking it up again at the healing of the centurion’s servant; saying, 'And calling to him his twelve disciples.'

Gloss (Glossa Ordinaria) · medieval compilation · ord.

The Evangelist had related above that the Lord exhorted His disciples to pray the Lord of the harvest to send labourers into His vineyard; and He now seems to be fulfilling what He had exhorted them to. For the number twelve is a perfect number, being made up of the number six, which has perfection because it is formed of its own parts, one, two, three, multiplied into one another; and the number six when doubled amounts to twelve.

Remigius · 9th century

For the number twelve, which is made up of three into four, denotes that through the four quarters of the world they were to preach the faith of the holy Trinity.

Bede · 8th century
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