Matthew 4:18-22
Modern English Version
The Calling of the First Disciples(A)
18 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, throwing a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 They immediately left their nets and followed Him.
21 And going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them. 22 They immediately left the boat and their father and followed Him.
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Matthew 4:18-22
Lexham English Bible
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.” 20 And immediately they left their nets and[c] followed him. 21 And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 And immediately they left the boat and their father and[d] followed him.
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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”
- Matthew 4:20 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“left”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 4:22 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“left”) has been translated as a finite verb
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