Matthew 4:19

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 4:18-22

DISCOURSE: 1287THE CALL OF FOUR APOSTLESMatthew 4:18-22. 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. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 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:... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Matthew 4:19

How To Become Fishers of Men by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "And Jesus saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Matthew 4:19 . When Christ calls us by his grace we ought not only to remember what we are, but we ought also to think of what he can make us. It is, "Follow me, and I will make you." We should repent of what we have been, but rejoice in what we may be. It is not "Follow me, because of what you are already." It is not "Follow me, because you may make... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:1-25

Chapter FourThen was Jesus led of the Spirit into the wilderness ( Matthew 4:1 )Immediately, He is now being led by the Spirit, walking after the Spirit. The New Testament has so much to say to us concerning the life of the Spirit and walking in the Spirit. There are so many people that put the emphasis upon the baptism of the Holy Spirit; where in reality, the emphasis should be upon the walk of the Spirit, not the gifts, not the phenomenon, not the excitement, not the manifestations. But the... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 4:1-25

Matthew 4:1 . Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit, υπο του πνευματος , the Holy Spirit, as indicated by the Greek article, and declared in the verses preseding. Led into the wilderness, where he was with the wild beasts. Mark 1:12-13. Here, like Moses on the mount, Exodus 24:0., the Saviour enjoyed abstraction from the world, and lived with the Father, without need of earthly food, as the saints shall live in heaven. Here also, as Moses received the law, so the Saviour received the new... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 4:19

Matthew 4:19Follow Me. Follow Me1.Follow Christ as your Teacher.2. As your Example.3. As your Friend.4. If you see to the following what will Christ do? (D. B. Hooke.)1. These heavenly fishermen follow Christ personally.2. They follow Him circumstantially.3. They follow Him singly, with a single eye. (H. Cole.)The great lesson of the text may be summed up in this-that successful work for Jesus must spring out of a devout imitation of Him. “Follow Me,” etc. In the example of Christ there are two... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 4:19

19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Ver. 19. He saith unto them, Follow me ] And together with his word there went forth a power inclining them to follow, whereby it appears that they were not only of the many that are called, but of those few that are chosen, Luke 6:13 ; Matthew 22:14 ; "The Lord knoweth who are his," saith St Paul. But this knowing of his is carried secret, as a river underground, till by effectual calling he separates them from the... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 4:19

Follow: Matthew 8:22, Matthew 9:9, Matthew 16:24, Matthew 19:21, Mark 2:14, Luke 5:27, Luke 9:59, John 1:43, John 12:26, John 21:22 I will: Ezekiel 47:9, Ezekiel 47:10, Mark 1:17, Mark 1:18, Luke 5:10, Luke 5:11, 1 Corinthians 9:20-Song of Solomon :, 2 Corinthians 12:16 Reciprocal: Exodus 3:1 - kept 1 Kings 19:19 - he with Proverbs 11:30 - and Song of Solomon 2:10 - Rise Amos 7:15 - took Matthew 13:47 - a net Luke 18:28 - General read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:19

19. Fishers of men The comparison of the preacher to the fisherman, as derived from this passage, was a favourite idea with the early writers of the Christian Church. Fish in the waters are as sinners in the world. It is the preacher’s art so to bait the hook of divine truth as that, with ready appetite, the sinner will receive it and be captured for salvation. Hence there was a striking accordance, and perhaps even an intended typeism, between the early engagements of these men and their... read more

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