Mark 1:16-21 – Becoming Fishers of Men
|| Matthew 4:18-22[1]
MK1:16 Now while walking beside the sea[2] of Galilee Jesus saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother. As they were fishermen they were casting their nets into the sea. MK1:17 Jesus said to them: “Come and follow me, and I will make you fishers for men.” MK1:18 At once they left their nets and followed him. MK1:19 Continuing a little further he saw James the son of Zebedee[3] and his brother John. They also were in their boat mending the nets, and he immediately called them. MK1:20 They immediately left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men,[4] and they went and followed Jesus. MK1:21 So they came to Capernaum, and on the next Sabbath he entered the synagogue[5] and began to teach.
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[1] Matthew 4:18-22: For details see notes in Nazarene Commentary 2000 on Matthew.
[2] Walking beside the sea: We see the Nazarene’s footprints in the sand.
[3] Zebedee: Or, Zabdi.
[4] Left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men: We can imagine the look on his face as he sees his sons leave for a life he could not begin to imagine, nor could history at this time.
[5] He entered the synagogue: There is a synagogue uncovered by archaeologists here that was built by the charity of a Roman centurion. Later Paul will follow the Nazarene’s example in using the Jewish synagogue system as the frame work for the beginning of Christianity.
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Preceding
Mark 1 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Mark 1:1-8 – The Beginning of the Good News
Mark 1 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Mark 1:9-11 – An Approved Son Baptized
Nazarene Commentary Luke 3:3-6 – John Preaches Baptism of Repentance
Mark 1 – Additional Bible Students notes on Mark 1:9-11 – An Approved Son Baptized
Mark 1 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Mark 1:12-13 – Tempted by the Devil
Mark 1 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Mark 1:14-15 – Kingdom Has Drawn Near
Nazarene Commentary Matthew 4:18-22 – The Calling of the First Disciples
Matthew 13:47-50 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Parable of the Dragnet
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Additional reading
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Related
- Dropping the Nets that Entangle
- Invitation
- Trust and Obey
- Jesus’ call to be His disciple is an equipping call
- Jesus Calling!
- Fishers of Men
- Fishers of Men… “Four Fishermen Follow Jesus”
- Fishing like Evangelism is Unpredictable
- Daily Devotion What would it take for you to be able to drop everything? Are you willing to let go of your grip of the familiar to try something new? There are no promises that the journey ahead will be easy but Jesus is one worth really following.
- Matthew 4:19-Jesus said To Fish For People
- What Da Hook Gone Be?
- The Spiritual Blur
- Mending Our Nets
- Gospel of John: In Between
- Torn Nets
- Fishers of men – My Lion Again – On Before ITS NEWS
- Spend Time with Jesus
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