“And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.”
When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets — the second call follows immediately, and the scene is the same: working fishermen in the ordinary moment of their trade. James and John are preparing their nets (repairing or arranging them), mid-task in the family business. The presence of Zebedee their father and hired men communicates that this is a prosperous operation — leaving it involves both family disruption and economic sacrifice. The detail that hired men are mentioned but not called suggests the call is selective: Jesus chooses whom he calls, and the call creates a distinction within families and workplaces.
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