and James,the [son] of Zebedee,and Johnthe brotherof James(to them He gavethe nameBoanerges,whichmeans,"Sonsof Thunder");
"Cryloudly,do not holdback;Raiseyour voicelike a trumpet,And declareto My peopletheir transgressionAnd to the houseof Jacobtheir sins.
"Is not My wordlike fire?"declaresthe LORD,"and like a hammerwhich shattersa rock?
Goingon from thereHe sawtwootherbrothers,Jamesthe [son] of Zebedee,and Johnhis brother,in the boatwith Zebedeetheir father,mendingtheir nets;and He calledthem.
Jamesand John,the twosonsof Zebedee,cameup to Jesus, saying,"Teacher,we wantYou to dofor us whateverwe askof You."
And He tookwith Him Peterand Jamesand John,and beganto be very distressedand troubled.
And He appointedthe twelve:Simon(to whom He gavethe namePeter),
and Andrew,and Philip,and Bartholomew,and Matthew,and Thomas,and Jamesthe son of Alphaeus,and Thaddaeus,and Simonthe Zealot;
And He allowednooneto accompanyHim, exceptPeterand Jamesand Johnthe brotherof James.
Sixdayslater,Jesustookwith Him Peterand Jamesand John,and broughtthem up on a highmountainby themselves.And He was transfiguredbeforethem;
When His disciplesJamesand Johnsaw[this], they said,"Lord,do You wantus to commandfireto come downfrom heavenand consumethem?"
SimonPeter,and ThomascalledDidymus,and Nathanaelof Canain Galilee,and the [sons] of Zebedee,and twoothersof His discipleswere together.
Nowaboutthat timeHerodthe kinglaidhandson somewhobelongedto the churchin order to mistreatthem.
For the wordof Godis livingand activeand sharperthananytwo-edgedsword,and piercingas faras the divisionof souland spirit,of bothjointsand marrow,and able to judgethe thoughtsand intentionsof the heart.
And they saidto me, "You mustprophesyagainconcerningmanypeoplesand nationsand tonguesand kings."
