KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 4:18
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As 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.
WEB World English Bible
Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
ASV American Standard Version
And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea—for they were fishers—
Surrounding context — Matthew 4
15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, [by] the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
18 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.
19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him.
21 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΠεριπατῶνG4043 · peripateōto walkδὲG1161 · dethenπαρὰG3844 · parafrom/with/besideτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθάλασσανG2281 · thalassaseaτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoΓαλιλαίαςG1056 · GalilaiaGalileeεἶδενG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandδύοG1417 · duotwoἀδελφούς,G80 · adelphosbrotherΣίμωναG4613 · SimōnSimonτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλεγόμενονG3004 · legōto sayΠέτρονG4074 · PetrosPeterκαὶG2532 · kaiandἈνδρέανG406 · AndreasAndrewτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφὸνG80 · adelphosbrotherαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heβάλλονταςG906 · ballōto throw: throwἀμφίβληστρονG293 · amphiblēstronnetεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθάλασσαν·G2281 · thalassaseaἦσανG1510 · eimito beγὰρG1063 · garforἁλιεῖς.G231 · halieusfisherman
Cross-references
John 1:40-42One of the two which heard John [speak], and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.Matthew 10:2Now 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;Luke 6:14Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,Mark 1:16-20Now 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.Luke 5:1-11And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,Matthew 16:18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.Matthew 15:29And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.Mark 7:31And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.John 6:1After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is [the sea] of Tiberias.Judges 6:11-12And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which [was] in Ophrah, that [pertained] unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide [it] from the Midianites.John 21:1After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he [himself].John 6:8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,1 Corinthians 1:27-29But 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;Amos 7:14-15Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I [was] no prophet, neither [was] I a prophet’s son; but I [was] an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:1 Kings 19:19-21So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who [was] plowing [with] twelve yoke [of oxen] before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.Exodus 3:1Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro 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.Exodus 3:10Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.Numbers 34:11And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
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