Key Verse Spotlight
Matthew 10:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.”
Matthew 10:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James {the son} of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James {the son} of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into {any} city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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