KJV ORIGINAL
Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew (yeah, the tax collector); James (Alphaeus's son) and Lebbaeus (who also went by Thaddaeus).
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jesus picked regular people with regular jobs to change the world — even the guy everyone probably hated for collecting taxes.
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