Luke 6:14

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

Luke 16:20

16:20 But at his gate lay ³  a poor man named Lazarus ⁴  whose body was covered with sores, ⁵ 

Luke 19:2

19:2 Now ⁶  a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collector ⁷  and was rich.

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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 tn The passive verb ἐβέβλητο (ebeblhto) does not indicate how Lazarus got there. Cf. BDAG 163 s.v. βάλλω 1.b, “he lay before the door”; Josephus, Ant. 9.10.2 (9.209).

⁴ sn This is the one time in all the gospels that a figure in a parable is mentioned by name. It will become important later in the account.

⁵ tn Or “was covered with ulcers.” The words “whose body” are implied in the context (L&N 23.180).

⁶ tn Grk “And behold.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of a new character. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

⁷ sn This is the one place in the NT the office of chief tax collector is noted. He would organize the other tax collectors and collect healthy commissions (see also the note on the word tax collector in 3:12).