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John the Evangelist and Peter by Albrecht Dürer (1526) John is always mentioned in the group of the first four apostles in the Gospels and in the Book of Acts, listed either second, [30] third [31] or fourth. [32] [33] John, along with his brother James and Peter, formed an informal triumvirate among the Twelve Apostles in the Gospels.
John (/ ˈ dʒ ɒ n / JON) is a common male name in the English language ultimately of Hebrew origin. The English form is from Middle English Ioon, Ihon, Iohn, Jan (mid-12c.), itself from Old French Jan, Jean, Jehan (Modern French Jean), [2] from Medieval Latin Johannes, altered form of Late Latin Ioannes, [2] or the Middle English personal name is directly from Medieval Latin, [3] which is ...
John the Apostle (died c. 100), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ; John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle; John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle
The Gospel of John, like all the gospels, is anonymous. [14] John 21:22 [15] references a disciple whom Jesus loved and John 21:24–25 [16] says: "This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true". [11]
John Winston Ono Lennon [nb 1] (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and political activist. He gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles .
John's first wife, Isabella of Gloucester, was released from imprisonment in 1214; she remarried twice, and died in 1217. John's second wife, Isabella of Angoulême, left England for Angoulême soon after the King's death; she became a powerful regional leader, but largely abandoned the children that she had borne to John. [233]
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John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. [ 3 ]