Zebedee

Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

⁹ For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,

¹⁰ and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”

²¹ Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,

²² and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

² These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

³ Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.

He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

¹⁹ Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

²⁰ Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.

¹⁷ James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),

¹⁸ Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”