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Matthew 4:21
21They continued to walk along the shore. Soon Jesus saw two more men who were brothers. They were called James and John. They were in their boat with their father, Zebedee. They were mending their nets. Jesus said to James and John, ‘Come with me.’
Matthew 4:21 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)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, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And 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, and he called them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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,
Context of Matthew 4:21
19Jesus said to them, ‘Come with me and be my disciples. Then I will teach you how to catch people, instead of fish.’ 20Simon and Andrew immediately put their nets down and they went with Jesus. They continued to walk along the shore. Soon Jesus saw two more men who were brothers. They were called James and John. They were in their boat with their father, Zebedee. They were mending their nets. Jesus said to James and John, ‘Come with me.’ 22The brothers immediately left the boat and their father behind. They went with Jesus to be his disciples. 23Jesus travelled everywhere in Galilee. He taught the people in the Jewish meeting places. He told them the good news about God's kingdom. He also caused sick people to become well again from all their different pains and illnesses.
Read all of Matthew 4Matthew 4:21 word by word
Καὶ προβὰς ἐκεῖθεν εἶδεν ἄλλους δύο ἀδελφούς, Ἰάκωβον τὸν τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ μετὰ Ζεβεδαίου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν καταρτίζοντας τὰ δίκτυα αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτούς.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- going onπροβαίνωprobainō · to advanceG4260
- from thenceἐκεῖθενekeithen · from thereG1564
- he sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
- twoδύοduo · twoG1417
- brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbos · JamesG2385
- of ZebedeeΖεβεδαῖοςZebedaios · ZebedeeG2199
- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- a shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- mendingκαταρτίζωkatartizō · to completeG2675
- netsδίκτυονdiktuon · netG1350
- he calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
Cross-references for Matthew 4:21
- Matthew 10:2These are the names of the 12 apostles: The first apostle is Simon, who was also called Peter. Then Simon's brother, who was called Andrew. Also James and his brother John, who were Zebedee's sons.
- Matthew 17:1Six days after that, Jesus asked Peter and the two brothers, James and John, to go with him. Jesus led them up a high mountain by themselves.
- Matthew 20:20Then the mother of James and John took them to see Jesus. (Their father was Zebedee.) She went down on her knees in front of Jesus. She asked him to do something good for her.
- Matthew 26:37Then Jesus took Peter and Zebedee's two sons, James and John, with him. He became very sad and upset.
- Mark 1:19Jesus continued to walk along the shore. Soon he saw two more men who were brothers. They were called James and John. They were the sons of Zebedee. They were in their boat and they were mending their nets.
- Mark 3:17James and John who were the sons of Zebedee. Jesus called them ‘Boanerges’. It means ‘men who are like thunder’.
- Mark 5:37Jesus took only Peter, James and James's brother, John, with him. He would not let anyone else go with him.
- Luke 5:10Zebedee's sons, James and John, were fishermen who worked with Simon. They were also surprised. Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid. You have been catching fish. From now on you will catch people!’
- John 21:2Simon Peter, Thomas the Twin and Nathanael were together. (Nathanael came from Cana in Galilee.) The sons of Zebedee (James and John) and two other disciples were also there.
- Acts 12:2He sent his soldiers to cut off James's head. James was John's brother.
Commentaries on Matthew 4:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21And going on from thence - From the place where he had found Peter and Andrew, Matthew 4:18. Saw two other brothers - They were men engaged in the same employment, as it is probable that there were many such in the neighborhood of the lake. In a ship - A small vessel. In fact, it was little more, probably, than a sail-boat. Mending their nets - A very common employment when they were not actually engaged in fishing.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-22Verses 18-22 When Christ began to preach, he began to gather disciples, who should be hearers, and afterwards preachers of his doctrine, who should be witnesses of his miracles, and afterwards testify concerning them. He went not to Herod's court, not to Jerusalem, among the chief priests and the elders, but to the sea of Galilee, among the fishermen. The same power which called Peter and Andrew, could have wrought upon Annas and Caiaphas, for with God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-22They left the boat and their father: To be disciples of Jesus required both commitment and sacrifice from the brothers (see Matthew 8:18–22; 10:38; 16:24; 19:21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship--rather, "in the ship," their fishing boat. with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and he called them.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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