About this episode
This episode discusses the encounter of Salome, the mother of Zebedee's sons, with Jesus, exploring her role and the context of the event.
Tuesday, 8 June 2026 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him. Matthew 20:20 “Then she approached Him, the mother – the ‘sons, Zebedee’, with the ‘sons, hers’, worshipping and asking something from Him.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus told the twelve about His coming passion and the resurrection that will occur on the third day. Matthew next records, “Then she approached Him, the mother – the ‘sons, Zebedee’.” This would be Salome, as can be determined from two separate sets of verses – “And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar, 56 among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.” Matthew 27:55, 56 “There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome, 41 who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.” Mark 15:40, 41 Some also place her as the sister of Mary, the mother of Jesus – “Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s…
People in this episode
Host: Bondservant of Christ
Topics covered
- Zebedee's sons
- Salome
- Jesus' passion
- women in the Bible
- discipleship
- Christianity
Keywords
- Matthew 20:20
- Salome
- Zebedee
- James
- John
- Jesus
- passion
- resurrection
- women in the Bible
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