Matthew 4:21 - English Majority Text Version 2009

²¹ And having gone forth 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And going on further from there He noticed two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets and putting them right; and He called them.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ 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.

Common English Bible

²¹ Continuing on, he saw another set of brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with Zebedee their father repairing their nets. Jesus called them and

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.

Matthew 4:21 Cross References

Matthew 10:2

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Matthew 17:1

Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain in private;

Matthew 26:37

And taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

Matthew 4:20

They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

Matthew 4:22

And immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

Mark 3:17

James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, He gave them the names Boanerges, which is, "Sons of Thunder";

Mark 5:37

And He did not permit anyone to follow along with Him except for Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

John 21:2

Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the [sons] of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together.

Acts 12:2

And he put to death James the brother of John with the sword.