Jesus alls his irst isciples Matthew 4:19 | 1511
i lee . q 13 Leav ing Naz a reth , he went and lived in Ca per na um , r which was by the lake in the area of Zeb u lun and Naphta li — 14 to ful fill what was said through the proph et Isa iah :
4:12 q Mk 1:14
4:13 r Mk 1:21 ; Lk 4:23 , 31 ; Jn 2:12 ; 4:46 , 47
4:16 s Isa 9:1 , 2 ; Lk 2:32
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15 “ Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali , the Way of the Sea , beyond the Jordan ,
Galilee of the Gentiles — 16 the people living in darkness have seen a great light ; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned .” a s
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4:17 t Mt 3:2
4:18 u Mt 15:29 ;
Mk 7:31 ; Jn 6:1 v Mt 16:17 , 18
4:19 w Mk 10:21 ,
28 , 52 a
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16 Isaiah 9:1,2 |
17 From that time on Jesus be gan to preach , “ Re pent , for the king dom of heav en t has come near .”
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
4:18 – 22pp // Mk 1:16 – 20 ; Lk 5:2 – 11 ; Jn 1:35 – 42 18 As Jesus was walk ing be side the Sea of Gal i lee , u he saw two broth ers , Si mon called Pe ter v and his broth er An drew . They were cast ing a net into the lake , for they were fish er men . 19 “ Come , fol low me ,” w Jesus said , “ and I will send you out
people hear the kingdom of heaven is near , they expect Jesus to inaugurate the kind of kingdom consistent with their hopes .
Jesus will indeed fulfill the prophetic hope . But he will bring this hope to complete fulfillment only when he returns as the Son of Man in glory ( cf . 24:29 – 31 ). This dual phenomenon is the “ already but not yet ” nature of the kingdom . Jesus has already inaugurated the kingdom , but it has not yet reached its final form .
4:18 – 22 Jesus approaches two men and calls out , “ Come , follow me . . . and I will send you out to fish for people .” They immediately leave their nets and follow him .
Next , Jesus sees two other brothers , James and John , the sons of Zebedee , who are mending their fishing nets . Caring for this equipment took up much of a morning after a night of fishing . Jesus interrupts their busy activities and calls them . By obeying Jesus ’ call , they are relinquishing
JESUS ’ BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION
Events surrounding Jesus ’ baptism reveal the intense religious excitement and social ferment of the early days of John the Baptist ’ s ministry . Herod had been cruel and power-hungry ; Roman military occupation was harsh . Some agitation centered around the change of governors from Gratus to Pilate in AD 26 . Most of the people hoped for a religious solution to their intolerable political situation , and when they heard of a new prophet , they flocked out into the desert to hear him . The religious sect ( Es senes ) from Qumran professed similar doctrines of repentance and baptism . Jesus was baptized at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan ( see Jn 1:28 ). John also baptized at “ Aenon near Salim ” ( Jn 3:23 ).
Many interpreters place John ’ s baptismal ministry at a point on the middle stretch of the Jordan River , where trade routes converge at a natural ford not far from the modern site of Tel Shalem .
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