Mark 1:19
And going a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship, mending their nets, and immediately called them likewise:
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
18and immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
20and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the men he had hired, and went along with Him.
Cross References
Mark 3:17and James the Son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and He surnamed them Boanerges, which is to say, Sons of thunder,) and Andrew,
Mark 9:2And after six days Jesus taketh with Him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up by themselves to a high mountain apart; and was transfigured before them:
Mark 14:33And He taketh Peter and James and John with Him, and He began to be overwhelmed with terror and anguish.
Acts 12:2And he cut off 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 →