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Matthew 4:18-22

The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called

Matthew moves from Spirit-led wilderness testing, to Jesus' victory by Scripture, to Galilean fulfillment, to kingdom preaching, to disciple calling, and finally to a summary of Jesus' teaching, proclamation, healing, and expanding fame.

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18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

19“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

20And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

21Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,

22and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

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Verse 18

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Mark 1:16BSB references Luke 5BSB references John 1:35BSB references Luke 5:1Classic cross-references John 1:40Classic cross-references Matthew 10:2Classic cross-references Luke 6:14Classic cross-references

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionAs [Jesus] was walkingΠεριπατῶνG4043Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularbesideπαρὰG3844PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularSeaθάλασσανG2281Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof GalileeΓαλιλαίαςG1056Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularHe sawεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartwoδύοG1417Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφούςG80Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralSimonΣίμωναG4613Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularcalledλεγόμενονG3004Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτρονG4074Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularbrotherἀδελφὸνG80Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularAndrewἈνδρέανG406Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularThey were castingβάλλονταςG906Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plurala netἀμφίβληστρονG293Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularseaθάλασσανG2281Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularforγὰρG1063Conjunctionthey wereἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralfishermenἁλιεῖςG231Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural

Verse 19

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Mark 1:17Classic cross-references John 12:26Classic cross-references Matthew 16:24Classic cross-references Luke 9:59Classic cross-references John 1:43Classic cross-references

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Come, followΔεῦτεG1205Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Plural. . .ὀπίσωG3694PrepositionMeμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] saidλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionI will makeποιήσωG4160Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralfishersἁλιεῖςG231Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralof menἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

Verse 20

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Isaiah 6:8Classic cross-references Mark 10:28Classic cross-references Luke 5:11Classic cross-references Matthew 19:27Classic cross-references 1 Kings 19:21Classic cross-references

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-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralAndδὲG1161Conjunctionat onceεὐθέωςG2112Adverbthey leftἀφέντεςG863Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[their]τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralnetsδίκτυαG1350Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural[and] followedἠκολούθησανG190Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 21

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Matthew 20:20Classic cross-references Matthew 26:37Classic cross-references Acts 12:2Classic cross-references John 21:2Classic cross-references Matthew 10:2Classic cross-references

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionGoing onπροβὰςG4260Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularfrom thereἐκεῖθενG1564AdverbHe sawεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartwoδύοG1417Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralotherἄλλουςG243Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφούςG80Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralJamesἸάκωβονG2385Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[son]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουG2199Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularbrotherἀδελφὸνG80Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularJohnἸωάννηνG2491Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[They were] inἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singulara boatπλοίῳG4143Noun - Dative Neuter SingularwithμετὰG3326Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulartheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralfatherπατρὸςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularZebedeeΖεβεδαίουG2199Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularmendingκαταρτίζονταςG2675Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluraltheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralnetsδίκτυαG1350Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural-καὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] calledἐκάλεσενG2564Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural

Verse 22

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Mark 10:28Classic cross-references Isaiah 30:33Classic cross-references Matthew 10:37Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 33:9Classic cross-references Luke 14:26Classic cross-references

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-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralandδὲG1161ConjunctionimmediatelyεὐθέωςG2112Adverbthey leftἀφέντεςG863Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularboatπλοῖονG4143Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingulartheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralfatherπατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[and] followedἠκολούθησανG190Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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