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The Mother of James and John Asks Jesus Something Hard. 20 The mother of Zebedee’s children (James and John) came to Jesus with her sons. She got down on her knees before Jesus to ask something of Him. 21 He said to her, “What do you want?”. She said, “Say that my two sons may sit, one at Your right side and one at Your left side, when ...
Matthew introduced James and John as the sons of Zebedee the fisherman in Matthew 4:21–22. Jesus later gave the pair the name "Boanerges," which means "sons of thunder." Perhaps this was because of their father's explosive personality or, more likely, it was because of their own (Luke 9:54).
She is not called the wife of Zebedee, who might be now dead, but the mother of his children, his two sons, as the Arabic version renders it: James and John, and who were the disciples of Christ: it is not certain, that Zebedee was ever a follower of him; and therefore the woman is described by her relation to her children, and not her husband ...
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Some scholars speculate that this woman may have been Salome (Matthew 27:56; John 19:25), possibly Jesus' aunt—His mother Mary's sister—and that James and John were his cousins. That may be why she felt bold enough to ask such a thing.
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James and John were the sons of Zebedee, a successful fisherman (Matthew 4:20-22). They were the third and fourth disciples called. Their calling is recorded in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Although not attributed to them specifically, they would be a natural fit to work with their fishing partners Peter and Andrew as Jesus called them to become, "fish...
John is among the most known of the apostles and essential to our knowledge of Jesus, the apostles, and the carrying out of our Lord's will. Here are some highlights from John's life and ministry. 1. John is noted for not referring to himself in the first person and was known as, "the disciple whom Jesus loved." This is in direct contrast to a "Son...
John teaches us about humility. We have noted that in his writings, John rarely refers to himself directly. He also records the detail of Jesus washing the disciples' feet. It seems as if he is reminding himself of the importance of humility. John teaches us about the kind of love Jesus wants us to demonstrate, a self-sacrificing love that focuses ...
We have already stated that Scripture describes the death of James in Acts 12:1-2at the hand of Herod in AD 44. Because of this, there is little information about where he continued to teach. Most traditions have that he was limited to the region of Judea. There is a shrine to James in Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. It is believed th...
Oct 1, 2021 · Our Lord invited the impetuous “Sons of Thunder” to be His closest companions. John eventually wrote eloquently on love and brotherhood, while his mother was among those who received the first news of Christ’s resurrection ( Mark 16:1-6 ). Jesus’ love doesn’t shame—it changes and blesses us. GOING FURTHER.
Mar 9, 2022 · In John 19, as Jesus was dying on the cross, he asked John to take care of Mary. And in Mark 3, Jesus even gave the brothers a special name — Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder.” After Jesus’ death, King Herod began persecuting Christians. In Acts 12, we read that Herod had James killed by the sword.
