JOHN​—THE DISCIPLE WHOM JESUS LOVED

Question 1

What was the name of John’s father?

Answer 1

Zebedee

Question 2

What was the name of John’s brother?

Answer 2

James

Question 3

What was the possible relationship between John’s mother and Jesus’ mother?

Answer 3

Sisters

Question 4

What was the occupation of John and his family?

Answer 4

Fishermen

Question 5

What did John’s mother do for Jesus when he was in Galilee?

Answer 5

She cooked for him

Question 6

What did John witness in Cana?

Answer 6

Jesus’ first miracle

Question 7

What did John the Baptizer call Jesus when he saw him?

Answer 7

The Lamb of God

Question 8

What surname did Jesus give to John and his brother?

Answer 8

Boanerges

Question 9

What does Boanerges mean?

Answer 9

Sons of Thunder

Question 10

What did John and his brother ask their mother to request from Jesus?

Answer 10

To sit on his right and left in his Kingdom

Question 11

What did John try to stop a certain man from doing in Jesus’ name?

Answer 11

Expelling demons

Question 12

What did John want to do to a Samaritan village that rejected Jesus?

Answer 12

Call down fire from heaven

Question 13

How did Jesus describe John in his Gospel?

Answer 13

The disciple whom Jesus loved

Question 14

What did Jesus entrust to John before he died?

Answer 14

His mother

Question 15

What did Jesus prophesy about John’s lifespan?

Answer 15

That he would outlive the other apostles

Question 16

Where was John exiled to during the reign of Domitian?

Answer 16

Patmos

Question 17

What book did John write while he was in exile?

Answer 17

Revelation

Question 18

Where did John go after his release from exile?

Answer 18

Ephesus

Question 19

What other books did John write besides Revelation?

Answer 19

The Gospel of John and 1, 2, and 3 John

Question 20

When did John die according to tradition?

Answer 20

About 100 C.E.

Question 21

Who were the parents of the apostle John?

Answer 21

The apostle John was a son of Zebedee. (Matt 10:2)

A comparison of Matt 27:56 with Mark 15:40 may indicate that Salome was the mother of the apostle John.

Question 22

What was the name of John’s brother?

Answer 22

The apostle John was the brother of the apostle James. (Matt 10:2)

Question 23

Who was possibly the sister of Mary, the mother of Jesus?

Answer 23

A comparison of Mark 15:40 with John 19:25 points to Salome as possibly being the fleshly sister of Mary, Jesus’ mother.

Question 24

What was Zebedee’s profession?

Answer 24

Zebedee’s fishing business was large enough to have hired men. (Mark 1:20)

Question 25

Who accompanied Jesus and ministered to him when he was in Galilee?

Answer 25

Salome accompanied Jesus, ministered to him when he was in Galilee, and later brought spices to prepare Jesus’ body for burial. ([Mark 16:1](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=41016001&srcid=share))

Question 26

Who was the disciple of John the Baptizer who was standing with Andrew when John the Baptizer looked at Jesus and said: “See, the Lamb of God!”?

Answer 26

Likely John ([John 1:35, 36](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=43001035-43001036&srcid=share), [40](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=43001040&srcid=share))

Question 27

Where did John the son of Zebedee accompany Jesus to after his introduction by John the Baptizer?

Answer 27

He evidently accompanied Jesus to Cana and was an eyewitness to Jesus’ first miracle. ([John 2:1-11](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=43002001-43002011&srcid=share)) The vividness and detail with which John describes Jesus’ subsequent activity in Jerusalem, Samaria, and Galilee suggest that the Gospel writer may also have witnessed these events.

Question 28

Who were the other disciples that abandoned their fishing nets, boat, and livelihood when called by Jesus to be his follower along with John?

Answer 28

The readiness with which John​—like James, Peter, and Andrew—abandoned his fishing nets, boat, and livelihood when called by Jesus to be his follower testifies to John’s faith.—[Matt. 4:18-22](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=40004018-40004022&srcid=share).

Question 29

What surname did Jesus give to John and his brother James?

Answer 29

John too had a vigorous personality, as evidenced by the surname that Jesus gave to him and his brother James—Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder.” ([Mark 3:17](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=41003017&srcid=share))

Question 30

What did John and his brother ask their mother to request from Jesus?

Answer 30

He and his brother got their mother to ask Jesus to give her sons privileged positions in his Kingdom. While this desire was selfish, it was also evidence of their faith in the reality of the Kingdom. ([Matt. 20:20-28](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=40020020-40020028&srcid=share))

Question 31

What did John try to prevent a certain man who was not a follower of Jesus from doing?

Answer 31

John manifested his strong character when he tried to prevent a certain man who was not a follower of Jesus from expelling demons in his name. Jesus rebuked John. Evidently, as time went by, John developed the balance and mercy that he once seemed to lack. ([Luke 9:49-56](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=42009049-42009056&srcid=share))

Question 32

What was John ready to call down from heaven to destroy the inhabitants of a Samaritan village?

Answer 32

John was ready to call down fire from heaven to destroy the inhabitants of a Samaritan village who were unresponsive when Jesus sent messengers to make some preparations for him. Jesus rebuked John. Evidently, as time went by, John developed the balance and mercy that he once seemed to lack. ([Luke 9:49-56](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=42009049-42009056&srcid=share))

Question 33

Who was “the disciple whom Jesus loved”?

Answer 33

That is, the one whom Jesus especially loved. ([Joh 13:23](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=43013023&srcid=share); [20:2](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=43020002&srcid=share); [21:7](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=43021007&srcid=share), [20](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=43021020&srcid=share)) It is generally believed that the disciple referred to is the apostle John.

Question 34

Who did Jesus entrust his own mother, Mary, to when he was about to die?

Answer 34

When Jesus was about to die, he entrusted his own mother, Mary, to John’s care.—[John 19:26, 27](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=43019026-43019027&srcid=share)

Question 35

Who outlived the other apostles, just as Jesus had prophesied that he would?

Answer 35

John outlived the other apostles, just as Jesus had prophesied that he would. ([John 21:20-22](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=43021020-43021022&srcid=share))

Question 36

Where was John exiled to during the reign of the Roman Emperor Domitian?

Answer 36

Toward the end of his life, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Domitian, John was exiled to the island of Patmos “for speaking about God and bearing witness concerning Jesus.” ([Rev. 1:1, 2](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=66001001-66001002&srcid=share), [9](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=66001009&srcid=share))

Question 37

What did John receive in about 96 C.E. on the island of Patmos?

Answer 37

In about 96 C.E., John received the visions that he recorded in the book of Revelation. ([Rev. 1:1, 2](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=66001001-66001002&srcid=share), [9](https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=66001009&srcid=share))

Question 38

Where did John go after his release from exile?

Answer 38

Tradition has it that after his release, John went to Ephesus, where he penned the Gospel that bears his name and the letters known as 1, 2, and 3 John, and that he died in Ephesus in about 100 C.E.