Zebedee (sources)
Survey of ancient sources on Zebedee.
Overview
Early Christian sources
Gospel of Mark
Mark.1.19 And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. Mark.1.20 And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him. Mark.3.17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); Mark.10.35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.”
Gospel of Matthew
Matt.4.21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.
Matt.10.2 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Matt.20.20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something.
Matt.26.37 And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
Matt.27.56 among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
Gospel of Luke
Luke.5.10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”
Gospel of John
John.21.2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.