John the Apostle
the brother of James
Who was John the Apostle?
- A fisherman, son of Zebedee and brother of James. Matthew 4:21
- Jesus gave the two brothers a nickname: “sons of thunder.” Mark 3:17
- With Peter and James, he went up a high mountain with Jesus. Matthew 17:1
What the Bible says
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.
Mark 3:17
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
Matthew 17:1
And after six days Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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