Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets; and He called them.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew; and James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is His mother not called Mary, and His brothers, James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

The Transfiguration

Six days later, Jesus *took with Him Peter and James, and his brother John, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.