Matthew 4:21

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Summary

And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

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Luke 18:28

1 Corinthians 1:27

Bible References

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These are the names of the 12 apostles:

First, Simon, who is called Peter,
and Andrew his brother;
James the son of Zebedee,
and John his brother;

After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached Him with her sons. She knelt down to ask Him for something.

Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

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

and to James the son of Zebedee,
and to his brother John,
He gave the name “Boanerges”
(that is, “Sons of Thunder”);

He did not let anyone accompany Him except Peter, James, and John, James’s brother.

and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s partners.

“Don’t be afraid,”

Jesus told Simon. “From now on you will be catching people!”

Simon Peter, Thomas (called “Twin”), Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two others of His disciples were together.

and he killed James, John’s brother, with the sword.

General references

Then Peter said, “Look, we have left what we had and followed You.”

Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong.