Thematic Bible: James and john


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Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. Then he called them. They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.

Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets. Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us." Verse Conceptsdriving outIntoleranceMiracles, Nature OfPeople Casting Out DemonsIn The Name Of ChristNot With PeopleMan's Authority Over The DevilCasting Out DemonsgroupsDemonic Influence

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us." But Jesus said, "Do not stop him, because no one who does a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say anything bad about me.

Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?" Verse ConceptsLightningVindictivenessFire From HeavenGod Acts From HeavenDiscipleship

They said to him, "Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory." Verse ConceptsSittingSelfishness, Examples OfSelf Exaltation

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