21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with Zebedee their father, preparing their nets, and he called them.

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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,

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These are the names of the twelve apostles:(A) First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

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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;

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Suffering and Service

20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached him with her sons.(A) She knelt down to ask him for something.(B)

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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.

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37 Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.(A)

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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.

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56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.(A)

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56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph,[a] and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:56 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph

19 Going on a little farther, he saw James(A) the son of Zebedee(B) and his brother John(C) in a boat putting their nets in order. 20 Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.(D)

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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.

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17 and to James(A) the son of Zebedee,(B) and to his brother John,(C) he gave the name “Boanerges” (that is, “Sons of Thunder”(D));

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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”),

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Suffering and Service

35 James(A) and John,(B) the sons of Zebedee,(C) approached him and said, “Teacher,(D) we want you to do whatever we ask you.”

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The Request of James and John(A)

35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”

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10 and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s partners.

“Don’t be afraid,”(A) Jesus told Simon. “From now on you will be catching people.”(B)

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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.”

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The disciple, the one Jesus loved, said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” (A)

When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied his outer clothing around him (for he had taken it off) and plunged into the sea.

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Then the disciple whom Jesus loved(A) said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water.

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and he executed James,(A) John’s brother, with the sword.

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He had James, the brother of John,(A) put to death with the sword.(B)

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