Mark 1:19
And going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
18And straightway they left the nets, and followed him.
Cross References
Mark 3:17and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
Mark 9:2And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them:
Mark 14:33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and sore troubled.
Acts 12:2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Matthew Henry on Mark 1:15-23
The Opening of Christ's Ministry. 14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 18 And straightway they forsook their nets,… Read the whole commentary →