Acts 12:2
He had James the brother of John murdered with a sword,
Matthew 20:23
He said to them, "You will drink the cup that I am to drink, but seats at my right and at my left are not mine to give, but they will be given to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father."
Hebrews 11:37
They were stoned to death, they were tortured to death, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. With nothing on their bodies but skins of sheep or goats they wandered here and there, destitute, oppressed, mistreated --
Matthew 4:21-22
And as He was going on from that point, He saw two others, brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, getting their nets in order; and He called them.
Mark 10:35
And Zebedee's two sons, James and John, came up to Him and said, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."
Mark 10:38
Jesus said to them, "You do not realize what you are asking for. Can you drink the cup that I am drinking, or endure the baptism of agony that I am to endure?"