Matthew 4:21
Going further on, he saw two other men who were also brothers, James, Zebedee’s son, and his brother John, in their boat with their father, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
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20The two men left their nets at once and followed him.
22and they at once left their boat and their father, and followed him.
Cross References
Matthew 10:2The names of the twelve apostles are these, First Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
Matthew 20:20Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to him with her sons, bowing to the ground, and begging a favor.
Mark 1:19Going on a little further, he saw James, Zebedee’s son, and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets.
Mark 5:37And he allowed no one to accompany him, except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
John 21:2It was in this way, – Simon Peter, Thomas, who was called ‘The Twin,’ Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two other disciples of Jesus, were together, when Simon Peter said,
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 →