James
James (Son of Zebedee)
Mentioned AD 26–44 traditional (Jones)
The son of Zebedee and Salome; an elder brother of John the apostle. He was one of the twelve.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Mentioned in the era of the New Testament, 4 BC to AD 100.
- Named in the same verses as John, Simon, Zebedee, Andrew, Bartholomew, Elijah, and Philip.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Stories
5 events in which James takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- AD 27Fishers of MenMatt 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11
- AD 28Apostles ChosenMatt 10:2-4; Mark 3:13-18; Luke 6:12-16
- AD 29The TransfiguationMatt 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36
- AD 30Olivet DiscourseMatt 24:1–25:46; Mark 13:1-37; Luke 21:5-36
- AD 40Herod kills JamesActs 12:1-2
Places
Places named in the same verses as James, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
- likely location: Mount of Olives1
- location not graded: Judea0
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, AD 1–69, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
18 tagged verses in 4 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | James 42 |
| KJV | James 42 |
| ASV | James 42 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 18 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Matthew3 verses
- 4:21
Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
- 10:2
These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
- 17:1
After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
Mark9 verses
- 1:19
Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.
- 1:29
As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
- 3:17
James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),
- 5:37
And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
- 9:2
After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.
- 10:35
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
- 10:41
When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
- 13:3
While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
- 14:33
He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
Luke5 verses
- 5:10
and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
- 6:14
Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
- 8:51
When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.
- 9:28
About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
- 9:54
When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
Acts1 verse
- 12:2
He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The son of Zebedee and Salome; an elder brother of John the apostle. He was one of the twelve. He was by trade a fisherman, in partnership with Peter (Matt. 20:20; 27:56). With John and Peter he was present at the transfiguration (Matt. 17:1; Mark 9:2), at the raising of Jairus’s daughter (Mark 5:37-43), and in the garden with our Lord (14:33). Because, probably, of their boldness and energy, he and John were called Boanerges, i.e., “sons of thunder.” He was the first martyr among the apostles, having been beheaded by King Herod Agrippa (Acts 12:1, 2), A.D. 44. (Comp. Matt. 4:21; 20:20-23).