and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt, Jer. ii. 6. Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness, xiii. 16. Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name, Amos v. 8.

VER. 17.

̓Απὸ τότε ἤρξατο ὁ ̓Ἰησοῦς κηρύσσειν,

καὶ λέγειν· Μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικε γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

• Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, Mark i. 14.

b See parallels on clause 1. ver. 2. chap. iii.

• See parallels on clause 2. ver. 2. chap.iii.

VER. 18.

Περιπατῶν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας, εἶδε δύο ἀδελφοὺς, Σίμανα τὸν λεγόμενον Πέτρον, καὶ ̓Ανδρέαν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, βάλλοντας ἀμφίβλη στρον εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν (ἦσαν γὰρ ἀλιεῖς). And Jesus, a walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. a Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers, Mark i. 16.

b Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; the first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, Matt. x. 2. Simon (whom he also named Peter), and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew; Luke vi. 14. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He ❘

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first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, The Christ, John i. 40, 41. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, vi. 8.

e Now Moses kept the flock of Je thro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb, Exod. iii. 1. Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt, 10. And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gi

deon threshed wheat by the wine

press, to hide it from the Midianites. unto him, and said unto him, The And the angel of the Lord appeared LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour, Judg. vi. 11, 12. So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was ploughing with twelve yoke of oren before him, and he with the twelfth and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father, and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him, 1 Kings xix. 19-21. Не chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheep-folds: from following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands, Ps. lxxviii. 70-72. Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet. neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit: And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel, Amos vii. 14, 15.

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Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, we also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately, John xxi. 3. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked), and did cast himself into the sea, 7. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net, Luke v. 3-5. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence, 1 Cor. i. 27-29.

VER. 19.

Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου, καὶ ποιήσω ὑμᾶς ἁλιεῖς ἀνθρώπων. And he saith unto them, a Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

a But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead, Matt. viii. 22. And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him, ix. 9. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me, xvi. 24. Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me, xix. 21. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him, Mark ii. 14. And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom:

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and he said unto him, Follow me, Luke v. 27. And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father, ix. 59. The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me, John i. 43. If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour, xii. 26. Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me, xxi. 22.

bAnd Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him, Mark i. 17, 18. And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him, Luke v. 10, 11.

VER. 20.

Οἱ δὲ, εὐθέως ἀφέντες τὰ δίκτυα, ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.

And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

• He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me, Matt. x. 37, 38. Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? xix. 27. And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him, 1 Kings xix. 21. I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments, Ps. cxix. 60. And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him, Mark i. 18. And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him, Luke v. 11. Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. And Jesus

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answered and said, Verily I say unto | dom, xx. 20, 21. And he took with

you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's. But he shall receive an hundred fold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life, Mark x. 28 -30. Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting, Luke xviii. 28-30. To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood, Gal. i. 16. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ; Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, Phil. iii. 7, 8.

VER. 21.

Καὶ προβὰς ἐκεῖθεν, εἶδεν ἄλλους δύο ἀδελφοὺς, Ἰάκωβον τὸν τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου, καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, ἐν τῷ πλοίω μετὰ Ζεβεδαίου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν, καταρτίζοντας τὰ δίκτυα αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτοὺς.

And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of

Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship

with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and he called them.

him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy, xxvi. 37. And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets, Mark i. 19. And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder, iii. 17. And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James, v. 37. And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him, Luke v. 10, 11. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples, John xxi. 2. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword, Acts xii. 2.

VER. 22.

Οἱ δὲ, εὐθέως ἀφέντες τὸ πλοῖον καὶ τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν, ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

a And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him, Mark i. 20. And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead; but go thou and preach the kingdom of God, Luke ix. 59, 60. If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsakethnot all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple, xiv. 26. 33. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more, 2 Cor. v. 16.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; the first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, Matt. x. 2. And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, xvii. 1. Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, Καὶ περιῆγεν ὅλην τὴν Γαλιλαίαν ὁ Ἰη and the other on thy left, in thy king- |σοῦς, διδάσκων ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς αὐτῶν,

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