Bible Verses About "Who Was Zebedee in the New Testament"
Zebedee was a Galilean fisherman and the father of the apostles James and John, whom Jesus called to be His disciples.
Zebedee was a Galilean fisherman and the father of the apostles James and John, whom Jesus called to be His disciples.
"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." — Matthew 4:21 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Zebedee in the New Testament?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"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."
"And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him."
"Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him."
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