Matthew 4:21

19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and ^aI will make you fishers of men.”

20 ^aThey immediately left their nets and followed Him.

21 ^aGoing 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,

22 and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

Jesus Heals a Great Multitude

23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, ^ateaching in their synagogues, preaching ^bthe gospel of the kingdom, ^cand healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.

24 Then¹ His fame went throughout all Syria; and they ^abrought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.

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Barnes' Notes

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Matthew 4:21

And going on from thence - From the place where he had found Peter and Andrew, Matthew 4:18.

Saw two other brothers - They were men engaged in the same employment, as it is probable that there were many such in the neighborhood of the lake.

In a ship - A small vessel. In fact, it was little more, probably, than a sail-boat.

Mending their nets - A very common employment when they were not actually engaged in fishing.

**Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Matthew 4:21:**

Mark 1:16-20
Luke 6:20-49
John 15:16
John 15:27
Acts 4:13
Acts 12:2
Romans 9:22-23
1 Corinthians 1:10
2 Corinthians 13:9
1 Thessalonians 3:10

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