SEV Biblia, Chapter 6:15
Mateo y Tomás, Jacobo hijo de Alfeo, y Simón el que se llama Zelote,
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Luke 6:15
Verse 15. Called Zelotes] Some Jews gave this name to themselves, according to Josephus, (War, b. iv. c. iii. s. 9, and vii. c. viii. s. 1,) "because they pretended to be more than ordinarily zealous for religion, and yet practised the very worst of actions."But this (says the judicious Bp. Pearce) Josephus says of the zealots, at the time when Vespasian was marching towards Jerusalem. They probably were men of a different character above forty years before; which was the time when Jesus chose his twelve apostles, one of whom had the surname of the Zealot." It is very probable that this name was first given to certain persons who were more zealous for the cause of pure and undefiled religion than the rest of their neighbours; but like many other sects and parties who have begun well, they transferred their zeal for the essentials of religion to nonessential things, and from these to inquisitorial cruelty and murder. See on Matt. x. 4.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 15. Matthew and Thomas , etc.] The first of these was a publican, and who also was called Levi; and the latter had besides the name of Didymus, and was he that was so unbelieving of Christ's resurrection: James the son of Alphaeus ; sometimes called James the less, and the brother of our Lord: and Simon called Zelotes ; or the Canaanite; (See Gill on “ Matthew 10:4”).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 12-19 - We often think one half hour a great deal to spend in meditation an secret prayer, but Christ was whole nights engaged in these duties. I serving God, our great care should be not to lose time, but to make the end of one good duty the beginning of another. The twelve apostles ar here named; never were men so privileged, yet one of them had a devil and proved a traitor. Those who have not faithful preaching near them had better travel far than be without it. It is indeed worth while to go a great way to hear the word of Christ, and to go out of the way of other business for it. They came to be cured by him, and he heale them. There is a fulness of grace in Christ, and healing virtue in him ready to go out from him, that is enough for all, enough for each. Me regard the diseases of the body as greater evils than those of their souls; but the Scripture teaches us differently.
Greek Textus Receptus
ματθαιον 3156 N-ASM και 2532 CONJ θωμαν 2381 N-ASM ιακωβον 2385 N-ASM τον 3588 T-ASM του 3588 T-GSM αλφαιου 256 N-GSM και 2532 CONJ σιμωνα 4613 N-ASM τον 3588 T-ASM καλουμενον 2564 5746 V-PPP-ASM ζηλωτην 2207 N-ASM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
15. Matthew. See on Superscription of Matthew.Thomas. See on Mark iii. 18.
Simon. Distinguished by Matthew and Mark as the Cananaean. See on Matt. x. 4; Mark iii. 18.
