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to him, “Say that these two sons of mine are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”

d. Peter and John were given the task to prepare the room for the keeping of the Passover for Jesus and the disciples, Luke 22.8.

e. John’s stand-alone moment: forbidding others not to minister in Jesus’ name because they were not of his party (1) Mark 9.38 – John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” (2) Luke 9.49 – John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.”

3. Zebedee as a man of considerable wealth

a. He owned “hired servants” who accompanied him, Mark 1.20.

b. His wife was one of the women who aided Jesus and the disciples with ongoing support, Matt. 27.55, 56.

c. Salome, Zebedee’s wife, is John’s mother; some hold that Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Salome were sisters (cf. Matt. 27.55-56 with Mark 15.40, 41).