Matthew 4:21

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

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

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,

22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

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 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,
KJV
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.
WEB
Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.
ASV
And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
DARBY
And going on thence he saw other two brothers, James the [son] of Zebedee and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their trawl-nets, and he called them;
BLB
And having gone on from there, He saw two others, brothers, James [son] of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets; and He called them.
ÅB
Og da han gikk videre fram, så han to andre brødre; Jakob, Sebedeus' sønn, og hans bror Johannes. De satt i båten med sin far Sebedeus, og bøtte garnene, og han kalte på dem.
OTB
Da han gikk videre, så han to andre brødre, Jakob, sønn av Sebedeus, og hans bror Johannes, i båten med sin far Sebedeus, mens de bøtte garnene sine; og han kalte dem.
B1930
Og da han gikk videre frem, så han to andre brødre, Jakob, Sebedeus' sønn, og hans bror Johannes, sitte i båten med sin far Sebedeus, i ferd med å bøte sine garn, og han kalte dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 3:17

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

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  • Mark 1:19–20

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

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  • Matthew 10:2

    These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

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  • John 21:2

    Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

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  • Acts 12:2

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

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  • Luke 5:10–11

    and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”

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  • Matthew 26:37

    He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

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  • Matthew 20:20–21

    Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.

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