Who are the five men named John in the Bible?

Answer 1

1. John the Baptizer, son of Zechariah and Elizabeth; the forerunner of Jesus. Both of John's parents were of the priestly house of Aaron. Zechariah was a priest of the division of Abijah.-Lu 1:5, 6.

2. Father of the apostle Simon Peter. At John 1:42 and 21:15-17 he is called John, according to the Sinaitic Manuscript and the "Old Latin" versions. Some manuscripts and versions call him Jona. Jesus calls him Jonah at Matthew 16:17.

3. The apostle John, son of Zebedee and Salome (compare Mt 27:55, 56; Mr 15:40) and brother of the apostle James-likely James' younger brother, as James is usually named first where both are mentioned. (Mt 10:2; Mr 3:14, 16, 17; Lu 6:14; 8:51; 9:28; Ac 1:13) Zebedee married Salome of the house of David, possibly the natural sister of Mary the mother of Jesus.

4. John Mark. One of Jesus' disciples and the writer of the Good News According to Mark. He is often called Mark the Evangelist. Mark was his surname. The home of his mother Mary in Jerusalem was a gathering place for the disciples. (Ac 12:12) He accompanied Paul and Barnabas on Paul's first missionary tour (Ac 12:25; 13:5), but he left them at Perga in Pamphylia and returned to Jerusalem. (Ac 13:13) On this account Paul later refused to take Mark along on his next tour, so Barnabas went in another direction, taking Mark with him. (Ac 15:36-41) Mark, however, evidently proved later that he was a reliable and diligent worker, for Paul wrote to Timothy from Rome, where he was imprisoned: "Take Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministering."-2Ti 4:11; see MARK, I.

5. A Jewish ruler (possibly a relative of the chief priest Annas) who shared with Annas and Caiaphas in having the apostles Peter and John arrested and brought before them. Though they had proof of Peter's miracle in healing a lame man, they commanded Peter and John to stop their preaching and further threatened them. But having no ground on which to take action against the apostles and being afraid of the people, they released them.-Ac 3:1-8; 4:5-22.

Answer 2

1. John the Baptizer, son of Zechariah and Elizabeth; the forerunner of Jesus.

2. Father of the apostle Simon Peter.

3. The apostle John, son of Zebedee.

4. John Mark. One of Jesus' disciples and the writer of the Good News According to Mark.

5. A Jewish ruler. Acts 4:5,6.

Answer 3

John the Baptist

John the apostle

John Mark

John the father of Simon Peter

John a relative of Annas the high priest