Study it in the app“And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.”
AndΚαὶgoing onπροβὰςfrom there,ἐκεῖθενhe sawεἶδενtwoδύοotherἄλλουςbrothers,ἀδελφούςJamesἸάκωβονthe sonτὸνof Zebedeeτοῦ ΖεβεδαίουandκαὶJohnἸωάννηνhis brother,τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦinἐνthe boatτῷ πλοίῳwithμετὰZebedeeΖεβεδαίουtheir father,τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶνmendingκαταρτίζονταςtheir nets;τὰ δίκτυα αὐτῶνandκαὶhe calledἐκάλεσενthem.αὐτούς
go on
To keep walking a little farther.
Where else “probas” appearsfrom there
From there.
Where else “ekeithen” appearssee
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eiden” appearstwo
Two.
Where else “dyo” appearsother, another
Other, another.
Where else “allous” appearsbrother
A man born of the same parents as another, or of the same family.
Where else “adelphous” appearsJames
James, the Greek form of Jacob. Several men in the New Testament bear the name: James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus, both among the Twelve, and James the brother of Jesus.
Where else “Iakōbon” appearsZebedee
Zebedee, a fisherman of Galilee, father of James and John.
Where else “Zebedaiou” appearsJohn
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēn” appearsboat
Boat.
Where else “ploiōi” appearsparents
A family's father; sometimes father and mother.
Where else “patros” appearsmend
To mend what is broken, like nets.
Where else “katartizontas” appearsnet
Fishing net.
Where else “diktya” appearscall to life
God inviting someone to a new life.
Where else “ekalesen” appears“James” translates Iakōbos, the Greek form of Jacob.
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The call of the first disciples
Luke joins the call with the catch of fish; it is discussed whether it is the same event.
Matthew 4:18-22
18And walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19And he says to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of people.” 20And they at once left the nets and followed him. 21And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22And they at once left the boat and their father and followed him.
16And passing along by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen. 17And Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you become fishers of people.” 18And at once they left the nets and followed him. 19And going on a little, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets. 20And at once he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, they went away after him.
1Now it happened, while the crowd was pressing in on him and listening to the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, 2and he saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing the nets. 3And getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land; and sitting down, he was teaching the crowds from the boat. 4And when he had stopped speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.” 5And Simon answered and said, “Master, through the whole night we worked hard and caught nothing; but at your word I will let down the nets.” 6And when they had done this, they enclosed a great number of fish, and their nets were tearing. 7And they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; and they came and filled both the boats, so that they were sinking. 8But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.” 9For amazement had seized him and all those with him at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.” 11And when they had brought the boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
20And they at once left the nets and followed him.
21 · This verse (above)
22And they at once left the boat and their father and followed him.
1. What it says
How did Jesus answer each time the tester spoke to him (vv. 4, 7, 10)?
2. What it means
Why does Matthew tell of the testing right before Jesus begins to proclaim the kingdom (vv. 1, 17)?
3. How I live it
Jesus called fishermen to follow him (v. 19). What everyday work could you do with more attention to God?
