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|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.

|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 traveled a little further, He saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in their boat, mending their nets.

|When He had traveled a little further, He saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in their boat, mending their nets.

|The Greek word '''πλοιον''' or ''ploion'' means any sailing vessel of any size. The vessels of Lake Tiberias were never of a size that deserves the designation of "ship" in modern English. Vessels of that size sailed the Mediterranean Sea, not the Sea of Galilee.

|The Greek word '''πλοῖον''' or ''ploion'' means any sailing vessel of any size. The vessels of Lake Tiberias were never of a size that deserves the designation of "ship" in modern English. Vessels of that size sailed the Mediterranean Sea, not the Sea of Galilee.

The use of the definite article with ''ploion'' means that the two brothers were on a particular boat. This is most likely the boat that their father owned; hence the possessive pronoun.

The use of the definite article with ''ploion'' means that the two brothers were on a particular boat. This is most likely the boat that their father owned; hence the possessive pronoun.