James (son of Zebedee)

James (son of Zebedee) is an apostle living at the time of the New Testament. He is named in 19 verses of the Bible, first in Matthew 4:21.

Family

Verses

Matthew

• 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.Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus 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;These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
• Matthew 17:1
  And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

Mark

• 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.Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.
• Mark 1:29
  And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
• 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:James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),
• Mark 5:37
  And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
• Mark 9:2
  And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.
• 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.Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
• Mark 10:41
  And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
• Mark 13:3
  And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
• Mark 14:33
  And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.

Luke

• 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.and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
• Luke 6:14
  Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
• Luke 8:51
  And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.
• Luke 9:28
  And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
• Luke 9:54
  And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”

Acts

• Acts 1:13
  And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
• Acts 12:2
  And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.