18 Andrew,
Philip,
Bartholomew,
Matthew,
Thomas,
James (son of Alphaeus),
Thaddaeus,
Simon (the zealot[a]),

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  1. 3:18 Greek the Cananean, an Aramaic term for Jewish nationalists.

18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot

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13 When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying.

Here are the names of those who were present: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the zealot), and Judas (son of James).

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13 When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room(A) where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.(B)

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14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Levi got up and followed him.

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14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,”(A) Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.

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Greetings from James

This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad.

Greetings!

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James,(A) a servant of God(B) and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes(C) scattered(D) among the nations:

Greetings.(E)

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Jesus Calls Matthew

As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him.

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The Calling of Matthew(A)

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,”(B) he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

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Greetings from Jude

This letter is from Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and a brother of James.

I am writing to all who have been called by God the Father, who loves you and keeps you safe in the care of Jesus Christ.[a]

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  1. 1 Or keeps you for Jesus Christ.

Jude,(A) a servant of Jesus Christ(B) and a brother of James,

To those who have been called,(C) who are loved in God the Father and kept for[a] Jesus Christ:(D)

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  1. Jude 1:1 Or by; or in

In fact, James, Peter,[a] and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co-workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews.

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  1. 2:9 Greek Cephas; also in 2:11, 14.

James,(A) Cephas[a](B) and John, those esteemed as pillars,(C) gave me and Barnabas(D) the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me.(E) They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles,(F) and they to the circumcised.

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  1. Galatians 2:9 That is, Peter; also in verses 11 and 14

19 The only other apostle I met at that time was James, the Lord’s brother.

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19 I saw none of the other apostles—only James,(A) the Lord’s brother.

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Then he was seen by James and later by all the apostles.

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Then he appeared to James,(A) then to all the apostles,(B)

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Don’t we have the right to bring a believing wife[a] with us as the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers do, and as Peter[b] does?

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  1. 9:5a Greek a sister a wife.
  2. 9:5b Greek Cephas.

Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife(A) along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers(B) and Cephas[a]?(C)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 9:5 That is, Peter

18 The next day Paul went with us to meet with James, and all the elders of the Jerusalem church were present.

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18 The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James,(A) and all the elders(B) were present.

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13 When they had finished, James stood and said, “Brothers, listen to me.

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13 When they finished, James(A) spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me.

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Several of the disciples were there—Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin),[a] Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples.

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  1. 21:2 Greek Thomas, who was called Didymus.

Simon Peter, Thomas(A) (also known as Didymus[a]), Nathanael(B) from Cana in Galilee,(C) the sons of Zebedee,(D) and two other disciples were together.

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  1. John 21:2 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.