16Now 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.
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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. …
One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. …
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
Simon,(whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-22)Here is, I. A general account of Christ’s preaching in Galilee. John gives an account of his preaching in Judea, before this (John 2:1-3:36), which the other evangelists had omitted, who chiefly relate what occurred in Galilee, because that was least known at Jerusalem. Observe, 1. When Jesus began to preach in Galilee; After that John was put in prison . When he had finished his testimony, then J…
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