Matthew 4:21 — Bible Verse (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.”

Matthew 4:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 4:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 4:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Matthew 4:21 — World English Bible

Matthew 4:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Matthew 4:21 — American Standard Version

Matthew 4:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And having advanced thence, he saw other two brothers, James of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, refitting their nets, and he called them,”

Matthew 4:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 4:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And going on thence he saw other two brothers, James the [son] of Zebedee and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their trawl-nets, and he called them;”

Matthew 4:21 — Darby Translation

Matthew 4:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when he was gone forth from thence, he saw other two brethren, Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, and Iohn his brother in a ship with Zebedeus their father, mending their nets, and he called them.”

Matthew 4:21 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 4:21 in Context — Matthew 4

19 Il leur dit: Suivez-moi, et je vous ferai pêcheurs d’hommes.

20 Aussitôt, ils laissèrent les filets, et le suivirent.

21 De là étant allé plus loin, il vit deux autres frères, Jacques, fils de Zébédée, et Jean, son frère, qui étaient dans une barque avec Zébédée, leur père, et qui réparaient leurs filets.

22 Il les appela, et aussitôt ils laissèrent la barque et leur père, et le suivirent.

23 Jésus parcourait toute la Galilée, enseignant dans les synagogues, prêchant la bonne nouvelle du royaume, et guérissant toute maladie et toute infirmité parmi le peuple.

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What Does Matthew 4:21 Mean?

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