Matthew 4:21-22

[21] And going on from thence, 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. [22] And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

What is the context of Matthew 4:21-22?

Jesus Calls His First Disciples .( V .) (Matthew 4:18-22 true)
Jesus Calls Four Fishermen (Matthew 4:18-22 true)
Four Fishermen Called as Disciples (Matthew 4:18-22 true)
Jesus Calls the First Disciples (Matthew 4:18-22 true)
The First Disciples (Matthew 4:18-22 true)
Jesus Calls His First Disciples (Matthew 4:18-22 true)

What does Matthew 4:21-22 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

James and John were evidently repairing (Gr. katartizo) their nets after a night of fishing (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:10; 2 Corinthians 13:11).

"In the Synoptics, unlike Paul"s epistles, Jesus" call is not necessarily effectual. But in this instance it was immediately obeyed." ^[1]

The disciples left their father as well as their fishing ( Matthew 4:22).

"The call of God through Jesus is sovereign and absolute in its authority; the response of those who are called is to be both immediate and absolute, involving a complete break with old loyalties. The actual shape of this break with the past will undoubtedly vary from individual to individual, but that there must be a fundamental, radical reorientation of a person"s priorities is taken for granted." ^[2]