Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 6:16

And Judas [the brother] of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.

8. which also was the traitor ] Rather, who also became a traitor. “Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?” Joh 6:70 ; 1Jn 2:17; typified by Ahithophel, Ps. 12:9. If it be asked why our Lord chose him, the answer is nowhere given to us, but we may reverently conjecture that Judas Iscariot, like all human beings, had in him germs of good which might have ripened into holiness, if he had resisted his besetting sin, and not flung away the battle of his life. It is clear that John (at least) among the Apostles had early found him out (Joh 12:5, and that he had received from our Lord more than one solemn warning (Luk 12:15, Luk 18:25, &c.).

Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

And Judas the brother of James,…. Of that James, that was the son of Alphaeus; though the Syriac and Arabic versions call him “the son of James”, very wrongly: this Judas was also called Thaddaeus and Lebbaeus, and is the writer of the epistle that bears his name:

and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor; both his surname and his character are mentioned, to distinguish him from the other Judas: it is easy to observe, that these twelve are mentioned by pairs, or couples, and so they were sent out, two by two; see Mr 6:7 as were also the seventy disciples afterwards; see Lu 10:1 There seems to be an allusion to the pairs and couples of the Jewish fathers and doctors, who in their succession are thus paired: Jose ben Joezer, and Joseph ben Jochauan; Joshua ben Perachia, and Nathan the Arbelite; Simeon ben Shetach, and Judah ben Tabai; Shemain and Abtalion; the two sons of Bethira, whose names were Judah and Joshua; Hillell and Shammai s: all before Christ’s time.

s Pirke Abot, c. 1.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

Which was the traitor ( ). Who became traitor, more exactly, , not . He gave no signs of treachery when chosen.

Fuente: Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament

Judas. See on Thaddaeus, Mr 3:18.

Judas Iscariot. See on Mt 10:4.

Fuente: Vincent’s Word Studies in the New Testament

1) “And Judas the brother of James,” (kai loudan lakobou) “And Judas who was a brother of James,” son of Alphaeus. He is also called Lebbaeus from the Hebrew word “lebh” meaning “heart” and called Thaddeus from the Heb “Thad” that means “bosom.” His brother James was pastor of the Jerusalem church and wrote the book of James while he himself was sent by the Jerusalem church as a messenger to Antioch and later wrote the book of Jude, Jud 1:1.

2) “And Judas Iscariot,” (kai loudan Iskarioth) “And Judas Iscariot,” last named of the twelve apostles. He is believed to have been from Kerioth, a city of the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:25; He was the son of Simon Iscariot, Joh 6:71; Joh 13:26.

3) “Which also was the traitor.” (hos egeneto prosdotes) “Who became a betrayer,” or “turned traitor,” Joh 6:70-71; Joh 18:2.

Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary

16. Judas the brother of James See note on Mat 10:3. This “was the man of three names.” His given name doubtless was Judah; his two surnames, Lebbeus and Thaddeus, were words of nearly the same meaning, signifying hearty or courageous.

Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments