They left all, and followed him (αφεντες παντα ηκολουθησαν). Then and there. They had already become his disciples. Now they leave…

Forsook all. It was not much that they left — a couple of small boats and their nets; but it was all they had, even all their living. But …

They forsook all . . .—This is obviously the strong point in favour of the identity of the facts related by the three Eva…

And when they had brought the ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him, and it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a m…

The Venerable Bede: Peter was astonished by the divine gift, and the more he feared, the less he now presumed. As it is said, <…

Luke now moves quickly to three focal points in his narrative. (1) He describes the gathering of the fish. The details of the breaking nets and loa…

And when they had brought their ships to land

When Christ had finished preaching, he told Peter to attend to the work of his calling. Time spent on weekdays in public religious exercises need b…