KJV ORIGINAL
And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
A little further down the shore, he spotted James and his brother John (they were Zebedee's sons) sitting in their boat, fixing up their fishing nets.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jesus was literally just walking around finding his future crew doing their regular day jobs.
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