Reference: James, Son Of
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Zebedee.
One of the twelve apostles, and brother of John the apostle. He was a fisherman, and was called to the apostleship while mending his nets. He at once forsook all and followed the Lord. Mt 4:21; 10:2; Mr 1:19,29; Lu 5:10; 6:14; Ac 1:13. James and his brother were named by the Lord BOANERGES, 'sons of thunder.' He with John asked if they should call down fire from heaven on the Samaritans. Lu 9:54.
Peter, James, and John were privileged by the Lord to attend Him on several occasions, as on the mount of transfiguration. Mt 17:1; Mr 5:37; 9:2; 13:3; 14:33; Lu 8:51; 9:28. The mother of James and John requested that her two sons might sit, the one on the right hand and the other on the left of the Lord in His kingdom. This raised the indignation of the other disciples; but the Lord taught them all a lesson of humility: He Himself had come to minister and to give His life a ransom for many. Mt 20:20. James was killed by Herod Agrippa I. about A.D. 43. Ac 12:2. The 'James' referred to in 1Co 15:7 may be this apostle.
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And going forth from thence, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them.
And these are the names of the apostles: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John his brother, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately.
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Him with her sons, worshiping and asking something from Him.
And going forth thence a little, He saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, themselves also in a ship mending their nets,
And immediately, having come out from the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
and He did not permit any one to accompany Him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
After six days Jesus takes Peter, and John, and James, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately alone; and was transfigured before them:
And He sitting upon the Mount of Olives in front of the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,
And He takes Peter, and John, and James with Him, and began to grieve and to be dejected.
And likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were companions to Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from now you shall be catching men.
Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John. Philip and Bartholomew,
And having come to the house, He did not suffer any to enter except Peter, John, and James, and the father and mother of the child.
And it came to pass after these discourses, about eight days, and taking Peter and John and James, He went up into the mountain to pray.
And the disciples James and John, seeing, said, Lord, do you wish that we may command fire to descend from heaven and consume them?
And when they came in, they went up into the upper room, where Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James, were abiding.
And he slew James the brother of John with a sword.