Matthew 4:21
And having gone on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And he called them.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
20And straightaway having left the nets, they followed him.
22And straightaway having left the boat and their father, they followed him.
Cross References
Matthew 10:2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother,
Matthew 20:20Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, worshiping, and asking something from him.
Mark 1:19And having advanced a little from there he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.
Mark 5:37And he allowed no man to accompany him except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
John 21:2There were together, Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other men of his disciples.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 4:19-23
Christ Calls Peter, Andrew, James, and John. 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22… Read the whole commentary →