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[[File:Apostle-John.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|Stain glass depiction of John the Apostle.]]
[[File:Apostle-John.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|Stain glass depiction of John the Apostle.]]
{{See also|Mystery: Was John a Samaritan}}''?''
'''John the Apostle''' (Saint John in [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions), also known as '''John the Evangelist''', '''John the Presbyter''', '''John the Revelator''', and '''John of Patmos''', was a disciple of [[Jesus]] along with his brother [[James the Apostle|James]]. The sons of Zebedee, the pair were nicknamed Boanerges (by Jesus), meaning "sons of thunder." Originally a disciple of [[John the Baptist]] along with [[Andrew the Apostle|Andrew]], they turned to follow Jesus to become "fishers of men." John is called the "disciple whom Jesus loved" and is the author of the fourth gospel, [[Gospel of John|The Gospel of John]]. John was with Jesus throughout his ministry, he stood faithfully at the [[Cross]] and raced to the tomb when he heard that Jesus's body was no longer there.
'''John the Apostle''' (Saint John in [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions), also known as '''John the Evangelist''', '''John the Presbyter''', '''John the Revelator''', and '''John of Patmos''', was a disciple of [[Jesus]] along with his brother [[James the Apostle|James]]. The sons of Zebedee, the pair were nicknamed Boanerges (by Jesus), meaning "sons of thunder." Originally a disciple of [[John the Baptist]] along with [[Andrew the Apostle|Andrew]], they turned to follow Jesus to become "fishers of men." John is called the "disciple whom Jesus loved" and is the author of the fourth gospel, [[Gospel of John|The Gospel of John]]. John was with Jesus throughout his ministry, he stood faithfully at the [[Cross]] and raced to the tomb when he heard that Jesus's body was no longer there.