“ And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. ”
Straightway - Immediately - as all should do when the Lord Jesus calls them. Left their nets - Their nets were the means of their living, perhaps all their property. By leaving them immediate...
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...
nets. Plural diktuon. Not the same word as in Matthew 4:18 , or Matthew 13:47 .
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 they straightway left their nets, and followed him. They straightway left their nets - A change, as far as it respected secular things, every way to their disadvantage. The proud and the profan...
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
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...
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...
FISHERS OF MEN ‘I will make you fishers of men.’ Matthew 4:19 The object of the preaching of the Gospel is to catch men. I. Only Christ can make fishers of men .—Christian people should b...
And they straightway left their nets ,.... That is, as soon as he had called them, they left their worldly employment, and followed him; they gave up themselves to his service, and became his discip...
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. Ver. 20. And they straightway left their nets ] As the woman of Samaria did her pitcher, Matthew his toll book, and blind Bartimeus his c...
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...
When Christ calls, men shall obey; when he calls, he draweth. It is not of indispensable necessity that men who exercise the ministry should have nothing else to do, Paul's hands ministered to his ne...
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...
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...
But the Lord had need of them:
1 Kings 19:21 ; Galatians 1:16 ; Luke 18:28-30 ; Mark 10:28-31 ; Matthew 10:37 ; Matthew 19:27 ; Psalms 119:60
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...