Matthew 4:21
And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
20And straight away they let go the nets and went after him.
22And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.
Cross References
Matthew 10:2Now the names of the twelve are these: The first, Simon, who is named 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, giving him worship and making a request of him.
Mark 1:19And going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat stitching up their nets.
Mark 5:37And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.
John 21:2Simon Peter, Thomas named Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were all together.
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 →