Matthew 4:21

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

[As] Jesus went from there He saw two [other] brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in the boat with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. He called them,

Cross References

Mark 3:17

James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, to whom He gave the added name Boanerges, which means “Sons of Thunder,”

Matthew 10:2

Now the names of the twelve apostles were: First, Simon, also called Peter, Andrew, his brother, James and John, sons of Zebedee,

Acts 12:2

He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword.

John 21:2

Simon Peter; Thomas, called “The Twin;” Nathaniel from Cana in Galilee; the sons of Zebedee [i.e., James and John] and two other disciples of Jesus were [all] together [at the lake].

Mark 5:37

He did not allow anyone to follow Him [i.e., to the official’s house] except Peter, James and his brother John.

Matthew 26:37

He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee [i.e., James and John] with Him, and [soon] began to be grieved and very distressed.

Matthew 17:1

And after six days [had passed], Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John aside and went up into a high mountain [i.e., an unidentified mountain nearby].

Matthew 4:20

They immediately left their nets and went with Him.

Matthew 4:22

and immediately they left their boat and their father and went with Him.