Matthew 4:22 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 4:22

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.

KJV

And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

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Commentary

2 voices

Hilary of Poitiers

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (367)

By this that they left their occupation and their father's house we are taught, that when we would follow Christ we should not be holden of the cares of secular life, or of the society of the paternal mansion. Or, the number that was to be of the Evangelists is figured.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And they immediately left the ship,.... More is expressed here than before, for they not only left their nets, but their ship too; which was of much more value; nay, even "their father" also, "with the hired servants", Mar 1:20 and so complied with the call of Christ to his people, Psa 45:10 and thereby proved, that they were sincerely his followers, Luk 14:26 and might expect the gracious promise of Christ to be made good unto them, Mat 19:28.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Left the ship and their father - By the ship, το πλοιον, we are to understand the mere fishing-boat, used for extending their nets in the water and bringing the hawser or rope of the farther end to shore, by which the net was pulled to land. But why should these be called to leave their employment and their father, probably now aged? To this I answer, that to be obedient to, provide for, and comfort our parents, is the highest duty we owe or can discharge, except that to God.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

(2) Here, Christ calls Andrew: there, Andrew solicits an interview with Christ. (3) Here, Andrew and Peter are called together: there, Andrew having been called, with an unnamed disciple, who was clearly the beloved disciple (see on Joh 1:40), goes and fetches Peter his brother to Christ, who then calls him.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οἱ	hoi	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
εὐθέως	eutheōs	immediately	G2112 →
ἀφέντες	aphentes	having left	G863 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πλοῖον	ploion	boat	G4143 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
πατέρα	patera	father	G3962 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	of them	G846 →
ἠκολούθησαν	ēkolouthēsan	they followed	G190 →
αὐτῷ.¶	autō	Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 14:26
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
leads to
- Matthew 10:37
  Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 12:25
  Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
- Philippians 3:8
  More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may…
- Acts 20:24
  But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good…
- Psalms 73:25–26
  Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
Through
Matthew 10:37
Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
leads to
- Luke 14:26
  “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 22:37
  Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
- Philippians 3:7–9
  But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.