马太福音 4:22

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

他們立刻離了船，別了父親，跟從了耶穌。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
他 们 立 刻 舍 了 船 ， 别 了 父 亲 ， 跟 从 了 耶 稣 。

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ As Jesus was walking by Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the lake because they were fishermen. ¹⁹ Jesus said, "Come follow me, and I will make you fish for people." ²⁰ So Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him. ²¹ As Jesus continued walking by Lake Galilee, he saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus told them to come with him. ²² Immediately they left the boat and their father, and they followed Jesus.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 10:37, Deuteronomy 33:9, Deuteronomy 33:10, Mark 1:20, Luke 9:59, Luke 9:60, Luke 14:26, Luke 14:33, 2 Corinthians 5:16

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 19:20 - he left Isaiah 30:33 - Tophet John 21:2 - the sons Acts 12:2 - James

Cross-References

Exodus 25:3
These are the gifts that you should receive from them: gold, silver, bronze;

Numbers 31:22
Put any gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, or lead—

Deuteronomy 8:9
It is a land where you will have plenty of food, where you will have everything you need, where the rocks are iron, and where you can dig copper out of the hills.

Deuteronomy 33:25
Your gates will have locks of iron and bronze, and you will be strong as long as you live.

2 Chronicles 2:7
"Now send me a man skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and with purple, red, and blue thread. He must also know how to make engravings. He will work with my skilled craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David chose.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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", Mark 1:20 and so complied with the call of Christ to his people, Psalms 45:10 and thereby proved, that they were sincerely his followers, Luke 14:26 and might expect the gracious promise of Christ to be made good unto them,

Matthew 19:28.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Left their father - This showed how willing they were to follow Jesus. They showed us what we ought to do. If necessary, we should leave father, and mother, and every friend, Luke 14:26. If they will go with us, and be Christians, it is well; if not, yet they should not hinder us. We should be the followers of Jesus. And, while in doing it we should treat our friends kindly and tenderly, yet we ought at all hazards to obey God, and do our duty to him. We may add that many, very many children, since Sunday schools have commenced, have been the means of their parents’ conversion. Many children have spoken to their parents, or read the Bible to them, or other books, and prayed for them, and God has blessed them and converted them. Every child in a Sunday school ought to be a Christian; and then should strive and pray that God would convert his parents, and make them Christians too. We see here, too, what humble instruments God makes use of to convert people. He chose fishermen to convert the world. He chooses the foolish to confound the wise. And it shows that religion is true, and is the power of God, when he makes use of such instruments to change the hearts of people and save their souls. See the notes at 1 Corinthians 1:26-28.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 4:22. 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. But, when God calls to the work of the ministry, father and mother and all must be left. Were we necessary to their comfort and support before? Then God, if he call us into another work or state, will take care to supply to them our lack of service some other way; and, if this be not done, it is a proof we have mistaken our call. Again, were our parents necessary to us, and in leaving them for the sake of the Gospel, or in obedience to a Divine command, do we deprive ourselves of the comforts of life? No matter: we should prefer the honour of serving the Most High, even in poverty and humility, to all the comforts of a father's house. But what an honour was the vocation of James and John, to old Zebedee their father! His sons are called to be heralds of the God of heaven! Allowing him to have been a pious man, this must have given him unutterable delight.