“ And he saith unto them,Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. ”
Fishers of men - Ministers or preachers of the gospel, whose business it shall be to win souls to Christ.
The Call of the First Disciples ( Mark 1:16-20 *; contrast Luke 5:1-11 and John 1:35-51 ). Cf. p. 665. The account is almost identical with that in Mk., except that Mt. omits the mention of t...
fishers of men. . Talmudic expression: "A fisher of the Law" (Maimonides, Torah, cap. I).
DISCOURSE: 1287 THE CALL OF FOUR APOSTLES Matthew 4:18-22 . And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: f...
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Follow me - Come after me, δευτε οπισω μου. Receive my doctrines, imitate me in my conduct - in every respect be my disciples. W...
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And he saith unto them, Follow me - rather, as the same expression is rendered in Mark, "Come ye after me" х Deute (...
The Temptation 1-11. The temptation ( Mark 1:12 ; Luke 4:1 ). The narrative, which can only have come from our Lord's own lips, describes an actual historical fact, the great temptation which He...
Follow me. — The command came, as we have seen, to those who were not unprepared. Short as it was, it was in some sense the first parable in our Lord’s teaching, the germ of an actual parable ( Mat...
Chapter 6 Beginning of His Galilean Ministry - Matthew 4:12-25 . DID our Lord's ministry begin in Galilee? If so, why did He not Himself set the example of "beginning at Jerusalem?" As a matter...
Opening Works of Mercy and Power Matthew 4:18-25 We must read the first chapter of John into the opening paragraph. Already the Lord had met with these first disciples in the Jordan valley; but...
"Then." After the heavens opened, hell is opened. The King must not only be in perfect harmony with the order and beauty of the heavens, He must face all the disorder and ugliness of the abyss. Goodn...
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. I pray the Reader not to overlook the sovereignty of the LORD's call. What a marvellous light, and what a marvellous power must...
ON FOLLOWING CHRIST ‘He saith unto them, Follow Me.’ Matthew 4:19 This was at the beginning of our Lord’s public ministry. The call to St. Peter and St. Andrew comes to us as well. Let us tr...
And he saith unto them, follow me ,.... These two brethren had been the disciples of John, as Theophylact thinks, and which seems agreeable to John 1:35 and though through John's pointing out Chri...
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Ver. 19. He saith unto them, Follow me ] And together with his word there went forth a power inclining them to follow, where...
He saith unto them Namely, after some previous circumstances, an account of which is given, Luke 5:1-11 . Follow me That is, not only now and then, as you have hitherto done, since my baptism,...
There could be no doubt therefore that He would fulfil this virtual pledge to bear their sins on Calvary. Notice too that the Father approves Him in this unqualified way before His being tested by Sa...
Christ Calls Peter, Andrew, James, and John. 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and...
Here was their call to the office of apostles. It is observable that God's calls of men to places of dignity and honour, and his appearances of favour to them, have ordinarily been when they have bee...
The Light Commences To Shine, And The Messiah Prepares For World Conquest Through the Word (4:12-22). Having determined His future course Jesus wastes no time in putting it into effect. But the de...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 4:12 . Cast into prison. — Delivered up (R.V.). Galilee = a circle or circuit originally confined to a “circle” of twenty cities given by Solomon to Hiram, 1 Kings 9:1...
Matthew 4:18-22 Jesus and the Fishermen. Observe here I. Jesus called the Galilean fishermen. There was nothing novel in the calling of men from a lowly condition to the performance of a high an...
4:12. Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; Notice that there were at that time only two great ministers of God, John the Baptist, he must go to pris...
Matthew 4:1 . Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit, υπο του πνευματος, the Holy Spirit, as indicated by the Greek article, and declared in the verses preseding. Led into the wilderness, where he...
Follow Me. Follow Me 1.Follow Christ as your Teacher. 2. As your Example. 3. As your Friend. 4. If you see to the following what will Christ do? ( D. B. Hooke. ) 1. These heavenly f...
EXPOSITION Matthew 4:1-40 THE TEMPTATION . The Father's acceptance of the Lord's consecration of himself for the work of the kingdom does not exclude temptation, but rather necessitates...
And He saith unto them, Follow Me, I will make you fishers of men.
1 Corinthians 9:20-22 ; 2 Corinthians 12:16 ; Ezekiel 47:10 ; Ezekiel 47:9 ; John 1:43 ; John 12:26 ; John 21:22 ; Luke 5:10 ; Luke 5:11 ; Luke 5:27 ; Luke 9:59 ; Mark 1:17 ; Mark 1:18 ;...
The First Disciples Matthew 4:13-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As introductory we wish to speak on the wonderful privileges which belong to saints, called into comradeship with God. Where is the man...