And Jesus, 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.
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Gill's Exposition
And they straightway left their nets,.... That is, as soon as he had called them, they left their worldly employment, and followed him; they gave up themselves to his service, and became his…
Barnes' Notes
Sea of Galilee - This was also called the Sea of Tiberias and the Lake of Gennesareth, and also the Sea of Chinnereth, Num 34:11; Deu 3:17; Jos 12:3. Its form is an irregular oval, with the large end…
When Christ began to preach, he began to gather disciples, who should now be the hearers, and hereafter the preachers, of his doctrine, who should now be witnesses of his miracles, and hereafter…
Cambridge Bible
a net a casting-net; the Greek word is used only here and Mar 1:16. Cp. Verg. Georg.I. 141, Alius latum fundajam verberat amnem.
fishers The fisheries on the Sea of Galilee, once so productive, are…
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