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19 And He said to them, Come [a]after Me [as disciples—letting Me be your Guide], follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men!

20 At once they left their nets and [b]became His disciples [sided with His party and followed Him].

21 And going on further from there He noticed two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets and putting them right; and He called them.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:19 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Matthew 4:20 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

19 “Come, follow me,”(A) Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.(B)

21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John.(C) They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,

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