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Matthew 4:17-19
Lexham English Bible
Matthew 4:17-19
Lexham English Bible
17 From that time on, Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
18 Now as he[a] was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew, throwing a casting net into the sea (for they were fishermen). 19 And he said to them, “Follow me[b] and I will make you fishers of people.”
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- Matthew 4:18 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was walking”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 4:19 Literally “come behind me”
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