In the story
- Leaving the boat and their father Matthew 4:21–22
At a glance
- In Malayalam
- സെബെദി
- What the name means
- “Gift of the Lord”
- In the readings
- 1 Sunday, 10 January 2027
- Gospel passages
- Matthew 4:12–22
Name meanings and role notes are drafted with each edition and waiting for review by a priest or editor.
The life of Zebedee
Zebedee, a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee and father of the apostles James and John. When Jesus called his sons, they left him in the boat with the hired men.
- Family
- Sons: James and John ScriptureMatthew 4:21
- Wife: Followed Jesus and was at the cross ScriptureMatthew 20:20; 27:56
He runs a fishing business on the Sea of Galilee with hired servants.
ScriptureMark 1:19–20His sons James and John leave him in the boat to follow Jesus.
ScriptureMatthew 4:21–22; Mark 1:20His wife asks Jesus for places of honour for their sons in his kingdom.
ScriptureMatthew 20:20–23
Read it in the Bible
- Mark 1:16–20 The call of the fishermen
Sources: The Holy Bible (World English Bible).
Drafted from the Bible and Church tradition. Each line says where it comes from; anything marked Tradition or History is not in Scripture itself. Waiting for review by a priest or editor.
Sundays with Zebedee
First Sunday after Denha
Gospel: Matthew 4:12–22
Their father, left in the boat with the hired men.
