Left their father. This showed how willing they were to follow Jesus. They left their father. They showed us what we ought to do. If neces…

Left the ship and their father—St. Mark adds, "with the hired servants," a fact of interest as it shows that the sons of Zebedee w…

I like those words "all manner"—that is, every kind and every sort of sickness and disease Christ met. Perhaps you, dear friend, are afflicted in y…

Pseudo-Chrysostom: Before He spoke or did anything, Christ called the Apostles, so that neither His word nor His deed s…

James and John may have been making repairs after a night’s fishing. Jesus took the initiative and “called” (GK 2813) them. In the Synoptics, unlik…

And they immediately left the ship. The first thing that strikes us here is the power of Christ’s voice. Not that his voice alone…

And they immediately left the ship
More is expressed here than before, for they not only left their nets, but their …

When Christ began to preach, he began to gather disciples, who would be hearers and afterward preachers of his doctrine, who would be witnesses of …

The Evangelist showed how Christ was tried and approved, specifically by conquering the devil; here he shows how Christ began to teach. In this reg…