Matius 17:1

The Transfiguration

17:1 Six days later ¹  Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, ²  and led them privately up a high mountain.

Matius 20:20

A Request for James and John

20:20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, and kneeling down she asked him for a favor. ³ 

Matius 26:37

26:37 He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became anguished and distressed.

Markus 3:17

3:17 to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, ⁴  he gave the name Boanerges (that is, “sons of thunder”);

Markus 13:3

Signs of the End of the Age

13:3 So ⁵  while he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, ⁶  and Andrew asked him privately,

Lukas 8:51

8:51 Now when he came to the house, Jesus ⁷  did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, ⁸  and James, and the child’s father and mother.

Yohanes 21:2

21:2 Simon Peter, Thomas ⁹  (called Didymus), ¹⁰  Nathanael ¹¹  (who was from Cana ¹²  in Galilee), the sons ¹³  of Zebedee, ¹⁴  and two other disciples ¹⁵  of his were together.

[17:1]  ¹ tn Grk “And after six days.”

[17:1]  ² tn Grk “John his brother” with “his” referring to James.

[20:20]  ³ tn Grk “asked something from him.”

[3:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “to James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James.”

[13:3]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

[13:3]  ⁶ tn Grk “and James and John,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[8:51]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:51]  ⁸ tn Grk “and John,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[21:2]  ⁹ tn Grk “and Thomas.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements of a series.

[21:2]  ¹⁰ sn Didymus means “the twin” in Greek.

[21:2]  ¹¹ tn Grk “and Nathanael.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements of a series.

[21:2]  ¹² map For location see Map1 C3; Map2 D2; Map3 C5.

[21:2]  ¹³ tn Grk “and the sons.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements of a series.

[21:2]  ¹⁴ sn The sons of Zebedee were James and John.

[21:2]  ¹⁵ sn The two other disciples who are not named may have been Andrew and Philip, who are mentioned together in John 6:7-8 and 12:22.