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139:3.7 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Great James Zebedee] was a well-[[balance]]d [[thinker]] and [[plan]]ner. Along with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], he was one of the more level-headed of the apostolic group. He was a [[vigorous]] [[individual]] but was never in a hurry. He was an excellent [[balance]] wheel for [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]].

139:3.7 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Great James Zebedee] was a well-[[balance]]d [[thinker]] and [[plan]]ner. Along with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], he was one of the more level-headed of the apostolic group. He was a [[vigorous]] [[individual]] but was never in a hurry. He was an excellent [[balance]] wheel for [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]].

139:3.8 He was [[modest]] and undramatic, a daily server, an unpretentious worker, seeking no special reward when he once grasped something of the real [[meaning]] of [[the kingdom]]. And even in the [[story]] about the [[mother]] of James and John, who asked that her sons be granted places on the right hand and the left hand of [[Jesus]][http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_20], it should be [[remembered]] that it was the [[mother]] who made this request. And when they [[signified]] that they were ready to assume such [[responsibilities]], it should be recognized that they were cognizant of the [[dangers]] accompanying [[the Master]]'s supposed revolt against the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire Roman power], and that they were also willing to pay the price. When [[Jesus]] asked if they were ready to drink the cup, they replied that they were. And as concerns James, it was [[literally]] true—he did drink the cup with [[the Master]], seeing that he was the first of the [[apostles]] to [[experience]] [[martyrdom]], being early put to [[death]] with the sword by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Agrippa Herod Agrippa]. James was thus the first of the twelve to [[sacrifice]] his life upon the new battle line of [[the kingdom]]. Herod Agrippa feared [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] above all the other [[apostles]]. He was indeed often [[quiet]] and [[silent]], but he was [[brave]] and determined when his [[convictions]] were aroused and challenged.

139:3.8 He was [[modest]] and undramatic, a daily server, an unpretentious worker, seeking no special reward when he once grasped something of the real [[meaning]] of [[the kingdom]]. And even in the [[story]] about the [[mother]] of James and John, who asked that her sons be granted places on the right hand and the left hand of [[Jesus]][http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_20], it should be [[remembered]] that it was the [[mother]] who made this request. And when they [[signified]] that they were ready to assume such [[responsibilities]], it should be recognized that they were cognizant of the [[dangers]] accompanying [[the Master]]'s supposed revolt against the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire Roman power], and that they were also willing to pay the price. When [[Jesus]] asked if they were ready to drink the cup, they replied that they were. And as concerns James, it was [[literally]] true—he did drink the cup with [[the Master]], seeing that he was the first of the [[apostles]] to [[experience]] [[martyrdom]], being early put to [[death]] with the sword by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Agrippa Herod Agrippa]. James was thus the first of the twelve to [[sacrifice]] his life upon the new battle line of [[the kingdom]]. Herod Agrippa feared [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Zebedee James] above all the other [[apostles]]. He was indeed often [[quiet]] and [[silent]], but he was [[brave]] and determined when his [[convictions]] were aroused and challenged.

139:3.9 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] lived his life to the full, and when the end came, he bore himself with such [[grace]] and [[fortitude]] that even his accuser and informer, who attended his [[trial]] and [[execution]], was so [[touched]] that he rushed away from the scene of James's death to join himself to the [[disciples]] of [[Jesus]].

139:3.9 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Zebedee James] lived his life to the full, and when the end came, he bore himself with such [[grace]] and [[fortitude]] that even his accuser and informer, who attended his [[trial]] and [[execution]], was so [[touched]] that he rushed away from the scene of James's death to join himself to the [[disciples]] of [[Jesus]].

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