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 E disse-lhes: Vinde após mim, e eu vos farei pescadores de gente.

20 Então eles logo deixaram as redes e o seguiram.

21 E passando dali, viu outros dois irmãos: Tiago, [filho] de Zebedeu, e seu irmão João, em um barco, com seu pai Zebedeu, que estavam consertando suas redes; e ele os chamou.

22 E eles logo deixaram o barco e seu pai, e o seguiram.

23 E Jesus rodeava toda a Galileia, ensinando em suas sinagogas, pregando o Evangelho do Reino, e curando toda enfermidade e toda doença no povo.

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What Does Matthew 4:21 Mean?

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