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He said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers for men."
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A Call to Deeper Commitment
Commentators note this wasn't the first time these men met Jesus; they were already believers (John 1:35–42). This call, however, was a radical summons to leave their careers and become full-time trainees. It illustrates that following Christ involves progressive steps of commitment, moving from initial belief to a life fully dedicated to His mission.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Fishers of men. Ministers or preachers of the gospel, whose business it is to win souls to Christ.
Fishers of men (αλεεις ανθρωπων). Andrew and Simon were fishers by trade. They had already become disciples of Jesus ([Reference J…
19th Century
Anglican
Follow me — The command came, as we have seen, to those who were not unprepared. Short as it was, it was in some sense the first p…
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Baptist
Our Lord not only preached the kingdom, but He now began to call one and another into its service and privilege. He was walking by the sea<…
According to Jn 1:35–51 Peter and Andrew first followed Jesus at an earlier date, but then presumably took up fishing again. Perhaps this earlier e…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he says to them, follow me
These two brethren has been the disciples of John, as Theophylact thinks, and which…
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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 …
13th Century
Catholic
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…
