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James the son of ZebedeeOne of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus Christ |
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James was the son of Zebedee. He was a fisherman with his father and brother, John. (Matthew 4:21; Mark 1:19). James was chosen by Jesus to be a disciple after Peter, and Andrew the brother of Peter. (Matthew 10:2). James the son of Zebedee was a partner with Simon Peter as fishermen. (Luke 5:10). James and his brother John were surnamed Boanerges, which is, the sons of thunder. (Mark 3:17). James, John and Peter were present at the transfiguration of Jesus. This makes James, John and Peter part of an inner circle of Jesus, which gained His trust. (Matthew 17:1, Mark 9:2). James, John and Peter were the only ones permitted to follow Jesus when He raised the daughter of Jairus. (Mark 5:37-43). When it came time for Jesus to go to Jerusalem, Jesus sent messengers to enter into a village of the Samaritans to make ready for Him. The Samaritans did not receive Jesus. James and his brother John saw this and asked Jesus if they should command fire to come down from heaven and consume them like Elias did. Their fiery disposition was rebuked by Jesus. Because of James and John we know that the Son of man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. (Luke 9: 51-56). Jesus told the disciples they were going to Jerusalem and there the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles: And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again. James and John came to Jesus and asked that He grant them to sit, one on His right hand, the other on His left hand, in His glory. Jesus replied to sit on His right and left hand was not His to give, that it shall be given to them for whom it was prepared. The other ten disciples were displeased with James and John for asking such a thing. Jesus told them whosever will be the chief, shall be servant of all. Even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. (Mark 10:35-45). James, John and Peter followed Jesus to the Garden of Gethsemane. (Mark 14:33). James was with the other disciples who saw the risen Lord. (John 21:1-2). James was up in an upper room with Peter, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James who waited for the Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:13). James was imprisoned and later killed by king Herod by the sword when Herod tried to bring evil to bear on the church that was established on the foundation of Jesus Christ. This was during the Days of Unleavened Bread. (Acts 12:1-3). |
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