Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 4:21-22
Matthew 4:21-22. Going on from thence Mark says, A little further thence, He saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother The reader will observe, there was another James, the son of Alpheus, or Cleophas, commonly called James the Less. In a ship, with Zebedee their father By the sea-side, mending their nets Which had been broken by the vast draught of fishes they had taken just before. And he called them Not with his voice only, but by his Spirit... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 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. read more