Matthew 10

3 Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew (the tax collector),*Matthew insists on recording the fact that he was a tax collector—perhaps to underscore God’s grace in choosing someone from a despised occupation. James (the son of Alphaeus) and Lebbaeus (who was surnamed*Less than half of one percent of the Greek manuscripts, of objectively inferior quality, omit "Lebbaeus who was surnamed" (to be followed by NIV, NASB, LB, TEV, etc.). Thaddeus),