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

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Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; the first is Simon, who is called Peter, then Andrew his brother,

After six days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, in private to the top of a high mountain.

Then the mother of Zebedee's children, with her two sons, came and threw herself at his feet, desiring a favour of him.

but he took with him Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be in a very great agony of grief.

when he had gone a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the bark mending their nets. whereupon he called them:

and John the brother of James, (whom he had named Boanerges, that is to say, sons of thunder.)

and he suffered no man to follow him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James:

so was James too, and John, the sons of Zebedee, both partners with Simon. but Jesus said to Simon, be not afraid; for the future you shall fish for men.

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

he caus'd James the brother of John to be beheaded.

General references

Then said Peter, you see that we have left every thing to follow you.

but God hath chosen those who are foolish in the opinion of the world, to confound the wise; and the weak men of the world to confound the mighty: