| 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. |
| Matthew 10:2 | Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother; |
| Matthew 26:37 | And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. |
| Mark 1:19 | And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. |
| Mark 1:20 | And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. |
| Mark 3:17 | And James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: |
| Mark 10:35 | And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. |
| Luke 5:10 | And so [was] also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. |
| John 21:2 | There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the [sons] of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. |