apostles. He is followed here by John, who seemed to be his best friend (they are often paired: Luke 22:8; Acts 3:1; 8:14). James and Andrew come next as the brothers of John and Peter. The order of the rest of the list is different from the order in Luke 6:14f, in that Philip is here paired with Thomas and Bartholomew with Matthew, whereas in the former list, Philip and Bartholomew are paired, and Matthew is paired with Thomas. The rearranged order may be haphazard, or it may represent new close
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