Zebedee

Zebedee is a man living at the time of the New Testament. He is named in 11 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 20:20
  Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
• Matthew 26:37
  And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
• Matthew 27:56
  Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

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 1:20
  And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed 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:James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “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.Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”

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.”

John

• 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.Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

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.