Also known as: James son of Zebedee, James the Great
Part of Jesus' inner circle and the first apostle to die for his faith, demonstrating the cost of discipleship.
One of the inner circle of three apostles (with Peter and John), present at the Transfiguration and in Gethsemane. James was a fisherman and the first apostle to be martyred, executed by Herod Agrippa I.
Part of Jesus' inner circle and the first apostle to die for his faith, demonstrating the cost of discipleship.
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