English Standard Version
Matthew 4:18
18While 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.
Matthew 4:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
- New International Version (NIV)As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
- New Living Translation (NLT)One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.
Context of Matthew 4:18
16the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned." 17From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." While 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 said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." 20Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
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Περιπατῶν δὲ παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας εἶδεν δύο ἀδελφούς, Σίμωνα τὸν λεγόμενον Πέτρον καὶ Ἀνδρέαν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ βάλλοντας ἀμφίβληστρον εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν· ἦσαν γὰρ ἁλιεῖς.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- walkingπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
- byπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
- the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
- of GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · (Sea of) GalileeG1056
- sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- twoδύοduo · twoG1417
- brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
- calledλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
- PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- AndrewἈνδρέαςAndreas · AndrewG406
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- castingβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
- a netἀμφίβληστρονamphiblēstron · netG293
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- they wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- fishersἁλιεύςhalieus · fishermanG231
Cross-references for Matthew 4:18
- Matthew 1:16and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
- Luke 5:2and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
- Matthew 15:29Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain and sat down there.
- Numbers 34:11And the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain. And the border shall go down and reach to the shoulder of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east.
- Deuteronomy 3:17the Arabah also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth as far as the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah on the east.
- Luke 5:1On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,
- John 6:1After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
- John 21:1After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way.
- Matthew 10:2The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
- Luke 6:14Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,
- John 1:40One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
- John 6:8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
- Exodus 3:1Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
- Judges 6:11Now the angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites.
- 1 Kings 19:19So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast his cloak upon him.
- Psalms 78:70He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
Commentaries on Matthew 4:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother - Why did not Jesus Christ call some of the eminent Scribes or Pharisees to publish his Gospel, and not poor unlearned fishermen, without credit or authority? Because it was the kingdom of heaven they were to preach, and their teaching must come from above: besides, the conversion of sinners, though it be effected instrumentally by the preaching of the Gospel, yet the grand agent in it is the Spirit of God. As…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Sea of Galilee - This was also called the Sea of Tiberias and the Lake of Gennesareth, and also the Sea of Chinnereth, Numbers 34:11; Deuteronomy 3:17; Joshua 12:3. Its form is an irregular oval, with the large end to the north. It is about 14 miles in length, and from 6 miles to 9 miles in width. It is about 600 feet lower than the Mediterranean, and this great depression accounts for some of its special phenomena. There is no part of Palestine, it is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-22Verses 18-22 When Christ began to preach, he began to gather disciples, who should be hearers, and afterwards preachers of his doctrine, who should be witnesses of his miracles, and afterwards testify concerning them. He went not to Herod's court, not to Jerusalem, among the chief priests and the elders, but to the sea of Galilee, among the fishermen. The same power which called Peter and Andrew, could have wrought upon Annas and Caiaphas, for with God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Simon, also known as Peter, became the leader of the apostles (see 14:28; 15:15; 16:16) and the representative disciple (14:29–30; 16:15–19, 22–23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. And Jesus, walking--The word "Jesus" here appears not to belong to the text, but to have been introduced from those portions of it which were transcribed to be used as church lessons; where it was naturally introduced as a connecting word at the commencement of a lesson. by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers--"called Peter" for the reason mentioned in Mt…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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