Matius 4:18

The Call of the Disciples

4:18 As ¹  he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen). ² 

Matius 8:26

8:26 But ³  he said to them, “Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked ⁴  the winds and the sea, ⁵  and it was dead calm.

Matius 8:32

8:32 And he said, ⁶  “Go!” So ⁷  they came out and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned in the water.

Matius 17:27

17:27 But so that we don’t offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin. ⁸  Take that and give it to them for me and you.”

[4:18]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[4:18]  ² tn The two phrases in this verse placed in parentheses are explanatory comments by the author, parenthetical in nature.

[8:26]  ³ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[8:26]  ⁴ tn Or “commanded” (often with the implication of a threat, L&N 33.331).

[8:26]  ⁵ sn Who has authority over the seas and winds is discussed in the OT: Ps 104:3; 135:7; 107:23-30. When Jesus rebuked the winds and the sea he was making a statement about who he was.

[8:32]  ⁶ tn Grk “And he said to them.”

[8:32]  ⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate a conclusion and transition in the narrative.

[17:27]  ⁸ sn The four drachma coin was a stater (στατήρ, stathr), a silver coin worth four drachmas. One drachma was equivalent to one denarius, the standard pay for a day’s labor (L&N 6.80).