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MATTHEW 10:4 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Matt 10:3Matt 10:5
“Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.”
Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. The list closes with the two politically extreme figures: Simon the Zealot, whose designation may indicate association with the revolutionary movement that sought violent overthrow of Roman rule, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. The inclusion of Judas in the list is not an editorial slip but a theological statement: the one who will betray Jesus was part of the twelve who were sent, received the authority, and heard the commission. The betrayal does not invalidate the mission; it is part of the story of the mission's fulfillment.

Church Fathers on Matthew 10:4

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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