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Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with Zebedee, their father, mending their nets. He called them.
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Called While Working
Commentators highlight that Jesus called James and John while they were busy with their everyday work of mending nets. Scholars like Matthew Henry and John Gill note that Jesus chose ordinary, diligent fishermen, not the religious elite. This shows that God's call often comes not in idleness, but in the midst of our faithful, daily responsibilities.
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Mending their nets (καταρτιζοντας τα δικτυα αυτων). These two brothers, James and John, were getting their nets ready for use. The…
19th Century
Anglican
Mending their nets — On the assumption that the account in Saint Luke preceded what we read here, the “mending” might seem to be t…
Baptist
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…
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And going on from thence, he saw other two When he had gone but a little way further, (Mark 1:19) he spi…
Presbyterian
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 …
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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…
