Matthew 4:21
And going on from thence, he saw other two brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
20And they, immediately leaving the nets, followed him.
22And they, immediately leaving the ship and their father, followed him.
Cross References
Matthew 10:2And 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 came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing down and asking a certain thing of him.
Mark 1:19And going a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending the nets.
Mark 5:37And he suffered no one to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
John 21:2There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others 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 →