KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 4:21
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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,
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And having advanced thence, he saw other two brothers, James of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, refitting their nets, and he called them,
Surrounding context — Matthew 4
18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
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.
21 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.
24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandπροβὰςG4260 · probainōto advanceἐκεῖθενG1564 · ekeithenfrom thereεἶδενG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandἄλλουςG243 · allosanotherδύοG1417 · duotwoἀδελφούς,G80 · adelphosbrotherἸάκωβονG2385 · IakōbosJamesτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoΖεβεδαίουG2199 · ZebedaiosZebedeeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἸωάννηνG2491 · IōannēsJohnτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφὸνG80 · adelphosbrotherαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoπλοίῳG4143 · ploionboatμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterΖεβεδαίουG2199 · ZebedaiosZebedeeτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατρὸςG3962 · patērfatherαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heκαταρτίζονταςG2675 · katartizōto completeτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoδίκτυαG1350 · diktuonnetαὐτῶν,G846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐκάλεσενG2564 · kaleōto call: callαὐτούς.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
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:Mark 1:19-20And 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.Matthew 10:2Now 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;Acts 12:2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.John 21:2There 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.Luke 5:10-11And 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.Matthew 20:20-21Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him.Mark 5:37And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.Matthew 17:1And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,Matthew 26:37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
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