And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
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Suffering and trialsFulfillmentKingdom of heavenDiscipleship
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Glossary
- Peter Person
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Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i. e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona ( Matt. 16:17 ). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture.
- Zebedee Person
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A Galilean fisherman, the husband of Salome (q. v. ), and the father of James and John, two of our Lord’s disciples ( Matt. 4:21 ; 27:56 ; Mark 15:40 ).