Mark 1:19

17 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

18 And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

20 Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.

21 Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.
KJV
And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
WEB
Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And going on thence a little, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, and these [were] in the ship repairing the trawl-nets;
BLB
And having gone on a little, He saw James of Zebedee and his brother John. And they [were] in the boat, mending the nets.
ÅB
Og da han var gått litt lenger fram, så han Jakob, Sebedeus' sønn, og hans bror Johannes i ferd med å bøte sine garn i båten,
OTB
Da han hadde gått litt lenger, så han Jakob, sønn av Sebedeus, og hans bror Johannes i en båt mens de bøtte garnene sine.
B1930
Og da han var gått litt lenger frem, så han Jakob, Sebedeus' sønn, og hans bror Johannes i ferd med å bøte sine garn i båten,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 4:21

    Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,

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  • Acts 1:13

    When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.

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  • Mark 9:2

    After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.

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  • Acts 12:2

    He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

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  • Mark 10:35

    Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”

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  • Mark 3:17

    James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),

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  • Mark 5:37

    And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

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  • Mark 14:33

    He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.

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