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Jan 5, 2019 · They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. Matthew 4:21-22. No questions asked, they just left. They didn’t help their father bring in the boat or finish the day of work or anything…they left immediately.
The Prologue is the key to grasping why John wrote what he did, and why he left out what he did. Matthew's account of Jesus calling Andrew and Simon might well read very differently, for Matthew was long dead by the time John wrote his account, whereas John had just received heavenly visions of the risen Christ sharing the throne of God in ...
- I don't see an inherent conflict between these passages. Specifically, the John passage describes how both Andrew and Simon initially met Jesus; t...
- Harmonizing John 1, Mark 1, Matthew 4:19, and Luke 5:1-11 All of these passages speak about a call of Peter. But only Mark and Matthew recall the...
- Before reconciling the synoptic account, generally, with John's account, it is first necessary to reconcile the different versions of the synoptic...
- There are 2 stories here. The first is when Andrew and Peter first meet Jesus in John's account. The second is when Andrew, Peter, James and John...
- I am no scholar, but I am not concerned with the differing accounts. They were written by Jesus' followers well after these events took place - li...
- Here you get the reconciliation I give you the timeline of incidents that occurred as below, Jesus got baptized at BethaBara (John 1:28-34) Next da...
- The event in Matthew at the sea and the one in Luke do not seem to describe different events. Matthew is a summary of the meeting described in Luke...
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Apr 29, 2015 · The Gospel of Matthew describes Jesus' call of Peter, Andrew, James, and John: As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men."
- Rabbi and Talmidim First of all, I encourage you to read this article 1 , it was the first thing that came to mind when I read your question as it...
- Jesus was able to do miracles and heal people even who were far away. Jesus also was able to instantly get people to be free of demons and follow h...
- why were they compelled to "leave everything" and "immediately" follow Him? There were people who had faith and were looking for the Messiah. John...
Jan 8, 2017 · Matthew emphasizes the speed with which the apostles put down their work to follow Jesus. Simon Peter and Andrew abandoned their nets in mid-cast. The departure of James and John was just as abrupt.
Jul 26, 2008 · Why Did The Disciples Follow Jesus? Tom: This is our Understanding the Scriptures segment, we are in the gospel of Matthew 4, and we’re going to pick up with verse 19: “And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.”. Dave:
Jan 4, 2022 · The phrase “fishers of men” was spoken by Jesus when He was calling two of His disciples, Simon Peter and Andrew, to follow Him. “As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. ‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will make you fishers of men.’.
The calling of the disciples is a key episode in the life of Jesus in the New Testament. [2] [3] It appears in Matthew 4 :18–22, Mark 1 :16-20 and Luke 5 :1–11 on the Sea of Galilee. John 1 :35–51 reports the first encounter with two of the disciples a little earlier in the presence of John the Baptist. Particularly in the Gospel of Mark ...
