Zebedee in the Bible

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Zebedee in the Bible

Person New Testament Male

At a glance

  • Name: Zebedee
  • Classification: Person
  • Gender: Male
  • Testament: New Testament
  • Verse mentions: 9
  • Books: 4
  • Chapters: 8

Description

Father of James and John, two of Jesus' apostles, mentioned in the Gospels.

KJV Bible references

Matthew 4:21

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.

Matthew 10:2

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;

Matthew 26:37

And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

Mark 1:19

And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.

Mark 1:20

And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

Mark 3:17

and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; (and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:)

Mark 10:35

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.

Luke 5:10

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.

John 21:2

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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