Luke 6:14

6:14 Simon 1  (whom he named Peter), and his brother Andrew; and James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 2 

Luke 11:47

11:47 Woe to you! You build 3  the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors 4  killed.

Luke 12:43

12:43 Blessed is that slave 5  whom his master finds at work 6  when he returns.

1 sn In the various lists of the twelve, Simon (that is, Peter) is always mentioned first (Matt 10:1-4; Mark 3:16-19; Acts 1:13) and the first four are always the same, though not in the same order after Peter.

2 sn Bartholomew (meaning “son of Tolmai” in Aramaic) could be another name for Nathanael mentioned in John 1:45.

3 sn The effect of what the experts in the law were doing was to deny the message of the prophets and thus honor their death by supporting those who had sought their removal. The charge that this is what previous generations did shows the problem is chronic. As T. W. Manson said, the charge here is “The only prophet you honor is a dead prophet!” (The Sayings of Jesus, 101).

4 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

5 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

6 tn That is, doing his job, doing what he is supposed to be doing.