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Matthew 4:21

And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, 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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Theophylact of Ochrid

AD 1107

in a boat with Zebedee their father: It is the greatest of virtues to care for one's father in his old age, and for the father to be supported by the just labors of his sons. Mending their nets: They were poor and as they were unable to buy new nets, they were stitching together their old ones.

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