Matthew 4:21

And, going forward from thence, he saw other two brethren—James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother—in the boat with Zebedee their father, putting in order their nets,—and he called them.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20And, they, straightway, leaving the nets, followed him.

22And, they, straightway, leaving the boat and their father, followed him.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:2Now, the twelve apostles’ names, are these:—first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,—and James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

Matthew 20:20Then came unto him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing down, and asking something from him.

Mark 1:19And, going forward a little, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, and them who were in the boat putting in order 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, who was called Didymus, and Nathanael, who was from Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and, two other, 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 →

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