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

After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.

He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled.

Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

James the son of Zebedee; John, the brother of James, and he surnamed them Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder;

He allowed no one to follow him, except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive."

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

He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

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Peter said, "Look, we have left everything, and followed you."

but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;