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Matthew 4:21
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Matthew 4:21
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21 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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Matthew 4:21
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Matthew 4:21
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21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John.(A) They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
Mark 3:17
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Mark 3:17
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17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
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Mark 3:17
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Mark 3:17
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17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”),
Mark 1:19-20
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Mark 1:19-20
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19 And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
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Mark 1:19-20
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Mark 1:19-20
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19 When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. 20 Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
Matthew 10:2
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Matthew 10:2
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2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
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Matthew 10:2
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Matthew 10:2
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2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
Acts 12:2
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Acts 12:2
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2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
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Acts 12:2
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Acts 12:2
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John 21:2
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John 21:2
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2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
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Luke 5:10-11
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Luke 5:10-11
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10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
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Luke 5:10-11
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Luke 5:10-11
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10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners.
Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid;(A) from now on you will fish for people.” 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.(B)
Mark 5:37
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Mark 5:37
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37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
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Mark 5:37
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Mark 5:37
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37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James.(A)
Matthew 26:37
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Matthew 26:37
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37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
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Matthew 26:37
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Matthew 26:37
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37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee(A) along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
Matthew 20:20-21
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Matthew 20:20-21
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20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
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Matthew 20:20-21
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Matthew 20:20-21
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A Mother’s Request(A)
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons(B) came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down,(C) asked a favor of him.
21 “What is it you want?” he asked.
She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”(D)
Matthew 17:1
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Matthew 17:1
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17 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
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Matthew 17:1
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Matthew 17:1
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The Transfiguration(A)(B)
17 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John(C) the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
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