Matthew 4:21-23
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
21 He walked along from there and saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat, with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. He called them, 22 and immediately they left their boat and their father and followed him.
Ministering to a Great Multitude.[a] 23 He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues,[b] proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people.(A)
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- 4:23–25 This summary of Jesus’ ministry concludes the narrative part of the first book of Matthew’s gospel (Mt 3–4). The activities of his ministry are teaching, proclaiming the gospel, and healing; cf. Mt 9:35.
- 4:23 Their synagogues: Matthew usually designates the Jewish synagogues as their synagogue(s) (Mt 9:35; 10:17; 12:9; 13:54) or, in address to Jews, your synagogues (Mt 23:34), an indication that he wrote after the break between church and synagogue.
Matthew 4:21-23
New International Version
21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John.(A) They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.(B)
Jesus Heals the Sick
23 Jesus went throughout Galilee,(C) teaching in their synagogues,(D) proclaiming the good news(E) of the kingdom,(F) and healing every disease and sickness among the people.(G)
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