Which verse says that Judas, the brother of James, is also called Lebbaeus?
Question:
Regarding one of the names of the twelve disciples of Jesus: Which verse says that Judas the brother of James is called Lebbaeus? Which verse says they are the same person?
Answer:
| Matthew 10:2-4 | Mark 3:16-19 | Luke 6:14-16 | Acts 1:13 |
| Peter, brother of Andrew | Simon, nicknamed Peter | Simon, nicknamed Peter, brother of Andrew | Peter |
| Andrew, the brother of Peter | Andrew | Andrew, brother of Peter | Andrew |
| James, the son of Zebedee and the brother of John | James, the son of Zebedee and brother of John. Nicknamed Boanerges | James | James |
| John, the son of Zebedee and the brother of James | John, the son of Zebedee and the brother of James. Nicknamed Boanerges | John | John |
| Philip | Philip | Philip | Philip |
| Bartholomew | Bartholomew | Bartholomew | Bartholomew |
| Thomas | Thomas | Thomas | Thomas |
| Matthew | Matthew | Matthew | Matthew |
| James, the son of Alphaeus | James, the son of Alphaeus | James, the son of Alphaeus | James, the son of Alphaeus |
| Thaddaeus (KJV and NKJV say Lebbaeus, surnamed Thaddaeus) | Thaddaeus | Judas, the son of James (or Judas the brother of James) | Judas, the son of James (or Judas the brother of James) |
| Simon, the Zealot | Simon the Zealot (or Simon the Cananite) | Simon, the Zealot | Simon the Zealot |
| Judas Iscariot | Judas Iscariot | Judas Iscariot |
Additional Verses:
- Mark 15:40 and Matthew 27:56 refer to James, the son of Alphaeus, as "James the Less" or "James the Younger" and his brother's name was Joses (a form of the name Judas). Their mother's name was Mary. She was the wife of Clopas (John 19:25), which is probably the Jewish name for Alphaeus.
- John 14:22 refers to Judas, who was not Iscariot. In other words, Thaddeus or Judas the brother of James.
- Mark 2:14 and Luke 5:27-29 tell us that Matthew's other name was Levi and that he too is a son of Alphaeus.
- John 1:42 tells us that Peter was also called Cephas, which is the Aramaic form of the name Peter. He and Andrew's father was Jonah.
See also Who's Who of the New Testament
