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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.

KJV

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.

Greek NT

Et procedens inde, vidit alios duos fratres, Jacobum Zebedæi, et Joannem fratrem ejus, in navi cum Zebedæo patre eorum, reficientes retia sua : et vocavit eos.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

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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In the original Greek

19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Ζεβεδαῖος
zebedaios
noun · 12×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δίκτυον
diktuon
noun · 12×
δύο
duo
adjective · 132×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καλέω
kaleo
verb · 148×
καταρτίζω
katartizo
verb · 13×
μετά
meta
preposition · 469×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
πλοῖον
ploion
noun · 66×
προβαίνω
probaino
verb · 5×
ἀδελφός
adelphos
noun · 343×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
ἐκεῖθεν
ekeithen
adverb · 27×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
Ἰάκωβος
iakobos
noun · 42×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 12:2 — And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
  • Acts 12:2 — And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
  • John 21:2 — There 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.
  • John 21:2 — There 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 5:2 — And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
  • Luke 5:10 — And 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.
  • Luke 6:14 — Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
  • Mark 1:19 — And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
  • Mark 1:19 — And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
  • Mark 1:20 — And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
  • Mark 3:17 — And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
  • Matt 10:2 — Now 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;
  • Matt 10:2 — Now 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;
  • Matt 20:20 — Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
  • Matt 26:37 — And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.