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Mark 1:19

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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KJV King James Version

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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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

WEB World English Bible

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 American Standard Version

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.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And having gone on thence a little, he saw James of Zebedee, and John his brother, and they were in the boat refitting the nets,

Surrounding context — Mark 1

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, and followed him.

19 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.

20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.

22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

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Mark 3:17And James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:Acts 12:2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.Mark 5:37And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.Matthew 4:21And 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.Acts 1:13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas [the brother] of James.Mark 14:33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;Mark 9:2And after six days Jesus taketh [with him] Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.Mark 10:35And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.

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