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Matthew 4:21

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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.

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 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

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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.

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  • Mark 3:17

    And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

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  • Mark 1:19–20

    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.

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  • Matthew 10:2

    Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

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  • John 21:2

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

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  • Acts 12:2

    And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

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  • Luke 5:10–11

    And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

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  • Matthew 26:37

    And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

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  • Matthew 20:20–21

    Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.

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