<p>10:2<em> Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother- </em>Note this is not the record of the choosing of the twelve, but rather of their commissioning and being sent out. The list is broken up into pairs, perhaps because they were sent out as six pairs.</p>
<p><em>James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother</em>- Mark adds that James and John were to be the &ldquo;sons of thunder&quot; (Mk. 3:17), another Rabbinic phrase, used of the young trainee Rabbis who stood at the left and right of the Master of the Synagogue during the Sabbath services (hence the later appeal for confirmation as to whether they would&nbsp;<em>really&nbsp;</em>stand at the Master&rsquo;s right and left in His Kingdom). These uneducated men were to take the place of the learned Scribes whom they had always respected and lived in fear of... truly they were being pushed against the grain. See on 16:19.&nbsp;</p>