Matthew 4:21

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Jesus continued walking by Lake Galilee. He saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee. They were preparing their nets to catch fish. Jesus told the brothers to come with him.

Cross References

Mark 3:17

James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (the ones Jesus named Boanerges, which means “Sons of Thunder”),

Matthew 10:2

These are the names of the twelve apostles: Simon (also called Peter), Andrew, the brother of Peter, James, the son of Zebedee, John, the brother of James,

Acts 12:2

He ordered James, the brother of John, to be killed with a sword.

John 21:2

Some of the followers were together—Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the two sons of Zebedee, and two other followers.

Mark 5:37

Jesus let only Peter, James, and John the brother of James go with him.

Matthew 26:37

He told Peter and the two sons of Zebedee to come with him. Then he began to be very sad and troubled.

Matthew 17:1

Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John the brother of James and went up on a high mountain. They were all alone there.

Matthew 4:20

Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him.

Matthew 4:22

So they immediately left the boat and their father, and they followed Jesus.