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Selected Verse: Matthew 4:21 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Mt 4:21 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] going on [4260] from thence [1564], he saw [1492] other [243] two [1417] brethren [80], James [2385] the son of [3588] Zebedee [2199], and [2532] John [2491] his [846] brother [80], in [1722] a ship [4143] with [3326] Zebedee [2199] their [846] father [3962], mending [2675] their [846] nets [1350]; and [2532] he called [2564] them [846]. |
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King James |
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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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship--rather, "in the ship," their fishing boat.
with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and he called them. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And going on from thence - From the place where he had found Peter and Andrew, Mat 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. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
James
Two persons are called by this name in the New Testament.
(1) James the son of Zebedee, an apostle (Mat 10:2) and the brother of the apostle John, apart from whom he is never mentioned, and with whom, together with Peter, he was admitted to the especial intimacy of our Lord. (Mat 17:1); (Mar 5:37); (Mar 9:2); (Mar 14:33) He was martyred by Herod. (Act 12:2).
(2) A son of Alphaeus (or Cleopas) and Mary the sister of Mary the mother of Jesus.
(See Scofield) - (Mat 1:16)
and brother of Joses. (Mar 15:40). He was, therefore, a cousin of the Lord Jesus. He is called James "the less" (Mar 15:40) Literally, little, that is, Of shorter stature than James the son of Zebedee). He was an apostle. (Mat 10:3) It has been conjectured that "Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus" (Mat 10:3) was identical with the Juda of (Luk 6:16) who is there called "ofthat is, 'son' or 'brother' as is has been variously translated] James." A Juda is mentioned with a James and Joses and Simon in (Mar 6:3) as "brother" of our Lord
(See Scofield) - (Mat 13:55), margin reference). (Mat 13:55).
The Gospels mention no other James who could be called the brother of the Lord Jesus, but James the less was certainly the son of Alphaeus and Mary the sister of our Lord's mother. The conclusion seems, therefore most probable that; (Mat 10:3); (Mat 13:55); (Mar 3:18); (Mar 6:3); (Luk 6:15); (Act 1:13); (Act 12:17); (Mar 15:13); (Mar 21:18); (Gal 1:19); (Gal 2:9); (Gal 2:12); (Jam 1:1) refer to James the less, son of Alphaeus and Mary, and cousin, or, according to Jewish usage, "brother" of the Lord Jesus. He was the author of the Epistle of James. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Mending (καταρτίζοντας)
Not necessarily repairing; the word means to adjust, to "put to rights." It may mean here preparing the nets for the next fishing. |
18 And [1161] Jesus [2424], walking [4043] by [3844] the sea [2281] of Galilee [1056], saw [1492] two [1417] brethren [80], Simon [4613] called [3004] Peter [4074], and [2532] Andrew [406] his [846] brother [80], casting [906] a net [293] into [1519] the sea [2281]: for [1063] they were [2258] fishers [231].
1 James [2385], a servant [1401] of God [2316] and [2532] of the Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], to the twelve [1427] tribes [5443] which [1722] are scattered abroad [1290], greeting [5463].
12 For [1063] before [4253] that certain [5100] came [2064] from [575] James [2385], he did eat [4906] with [3326] the Gentiles [1484]: but [1161] when [3753] they were come [2064], he withdrew [5288] and [2532] separated [873] himself [1438], fearing [5399] them which were of [1537] the circumcision [4061].
9 And [2532] when James [2385], [2532] Cephas [2786], and [2532] John [2491], who [3588] seemed [1380] to be [1511] pillars [4769], perceived [1097] the grace [5485] that was given [1325] unto me [3427], they gave [1325] to me [1698] and [2532] Barnabas [921] the right hands [1188] of fellowship [2842]; that [2443] we [2249] should go unto [1519] the heathen [1484], and [1161] they [846] unto [1519] the circumcision [4061].
19 But [1161] other [2087] of the apostles [652] saw I [1492] none [3756], save [1508] James [2385] the Lord's [2962] brother [80].
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13 And [1161] they cried out [2896] again [3825], Crucify [4717] him [846].
17 But [1161] he, beckoning [2678] unto them [846] with the hand [5495] to hold their peace [4601], declared [1334] unto them [846] how [4459] the Lord [2962] had brought [1806] him [846] out of [1537] the prison [5438]. And [1161] he said [2036], Go shew [518] these things [5023] unto James [2385], and [2532] to the brethren [80]. And [2532] he departed [1831], and went [4198] into [1519] another [2087] place [5117].
13 And [2532] when [3753] they were come in [1525], they went up [305] into [1519] an upper room [5253], where [3757] abode [2258] [2650] both [5037] Peter [4074], and [2532] James [2385], and [2532] John [2491], and [2532] Andrew [406], Philip [5376], and [2532] Thomas [2381], Bartholomew [918], and [2532] Matthew [3156], James [2385] the son of Alphaeus [256], and [2532] Simon [4613] Zelotes [2208], and [2532] Judas [2455] the brother of James [2385].
15 Matthew [3156] and [2532] Thomas [2381], James [2385] the [3588] son of Alphaeus [256], and [2532] Simon [4613] called [2564] Zelotes [2208],
3 Is [2076] not [3756] this [3778] the carpenter [5045], the son [5207] of Mary [3137], [1161] the brother [80] of James [2385], and [2532] Joses [2500], and [2532] of Juda [2455], and [2532] Simon [4613]? and [2532] are [1526] not [3756] his [846] sisters [79] here [5602] with [4314] us [2248]? And [2532] they were offended [4624] at [1722] him [846].
18 And [2532] Andrew [406], and [2532] Philip [5376], and [2532] Bartholomew [918], and [2532] Matthew [3156], and [2532] Thomas [2381], and [2532] James [2385] the son [3588] of Alphaeus [256], and [2532] Thaddaeus [2280], and [2532] Simon [4613] the Canaanite [2581],
55 Is [2076] not [3756] this [3778] the carpenter's [5045] son [5207]? is [3004] not [3780] his [846] mother [3384] called [3004] Mary [3137]? and [2532] his [846] brethren [80], James [2385], and [2532] Joses [2500], and [2532] Simon [4613], and [2532] Judas [2455]?
3 Philip [5376], and [2532] Bartholomew [918]; Thomas [2381], and [2532] Matthew [3156] the publican [5057]; James [2385] the son of [3588] Alphaeus [256], and [2532] Lebbaeus [3002], whose surname was [1941] Thaddaeus [2280];
55 Is [2076] not [3756] this [3778] the carpenter's [5045] son [5207]? is [3004] not [3780] his [846] mother [3384] called [3004] Mary [3137]? and [2532] his [846] brethren [80], James [2385], and [2532] Joses [2500], and [2532] Simon [4613], and [2532] Judas [2455]?
55 Is [2076] not [3756] this [3778] the carpenter's [5045] son [5207]? is [3004] not [3780] his [846] mother [3384] called [3004] Mary [3137]? and [2532] his [846] brethren [80], James [2385], and [2532] Joses [2500], and [2532] Simon [4613], and [2532] Judas [2455]?
3 Is [2076] not [3756] this [3778] the carpenter [5045], the son [5207] of Mary [3137], [1161] the brother [80] of James [2385], and [2532] Joses [2500], and [2532] of Juda [2455], and [2532] Simon [4613]? and [2532] are [1526] not [3756] his [846] sisters [79] here [5602] with [4314] us [2248]? And [2532] they were offended [4624] at [1722] him [846].
16 And Judas [2455] the brother of James [2385], and [2532] Judas [2455] Iscariot [2469], which [3739] also [2532] was [1096] the traitor [4273].
3 Philip [5376], and [2532] Bartholomew [918]; Thomas [2381], and [2532] Matthew [3156] the publican [5057]; James [2385] the son of [3588] Alphaeus [256], and [2532] Lebbaeus [3002], whose surname was [1941] Thaddaeus [2280];
3 Philip [5376], and [2532] Bartholomew [918]; Thomas [2381], and [2532] Matthew [3156] the publican [5057]; James [2385] the son of [3588] Alphaeus [256], and [2532] Lebbaeus [3002], whose surname was [1941] Thaddaeus [2280];
40 There [1161] were [2258] also [2532] women [1135] looking [2334] on afar [3113] off [575]: among [2532] [1722] whom [3739] was [2258] Mary [3137] Magdalene [3094], and [2532] Mary [3137] the mother [3384] of James [2385] the less [3398] and [2532] of Joses [2500], and [2532] Salome [4539];
40 There [1161] were [2258] also [2532] women [1135] looking [2334] on afar [3113] off [575]: among [2532] [1722] whom [3739] was [2258] Mary [3137] Magdalene [3094], and [2532] Mary [3137] the mother [3384] of James [2385] the less [3398] and [2532] of Joses [2500], and [2532] Salome [4539];
16 And [1161] Jacob [2384] begat [1080] Joseph [2501] the husband [435] of Mary [3137], of [1537] whom [3739] was born [1080] Jesus [2424], who [3588] is called [3004] Christ [5547].
2 And [1161] he killed [337] James [2385] the brother [80] of John [2491] with the sword [3162].
33 And [2532] he taketh [3880] with [3326] him [1438] Peter [4074] and [2532] James [2385] and [2532] John [2491], and [2532] began [756] to be sore amazed [1568], and [2532] to be very heavy [85];
2 And [2532] after [3326] six [1803] days [2250] Jesus [2424] taketh [3880] with him Peter [4074], and [2532] James [2385], and [2532] John [2491], and [2532] leadeth [399] them [846] up [399] into [1519] an high [5308] mountain [3735] apart [2596] [2398] by themselves [3441]: and [2532] he was transfigured [3339] before [1715] them [846].
37 And [2532] he suffered [863] [3756] no man [3762] to follow [4870] him [846], save [1508] Peter [4074], and [2532] James [2385], and [2532] John [2491] the brother [80] of James [2385].
1 And [2532] after [3326] six [1803] days [2250] Jesus [2424] taketh [3880] Peter [4074] [2532], James [2385], and [2532] John [2491] his [846] brother [80], and [2532] bringeth [399] them [846] up [399] into [1519] an high [5308] mountain [3735] apart [2596] [2398],
2 Now [1161] the names [3686] of the twelve [1427] apostles [652] are [2076] these [5023]; The first [4413], Simon [4613], who [3588] is called [3004] Peter [4074], and [2532] Andrew [406] his [846] brother [80]; James [2385] the son of [3588] Zebedee [2199], and [2532] John [2491] his [846] brother [80];