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Marc 1:16

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16 Comme il passait le long de la mer de Galilée, il vit Simon et André, frère de Simon, qui jetaient un filet dans la mer; car ils étaient pêcheurs.

Marc 1:16 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 1:16

Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee
The same with the sea of Tiberias, ( John 6:1 ) ,

he saw Simon:
whose surname was Peter, the son of Jonas:

and Andrew his brother;
the brother of Simon,

casting a net into the sea;
of Galilee, in order to catch fish:

for they were fishers:
by occupation, this was their trade and business, by which they got their livelihood; (See Gill on Matthew 4:18).

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Marc 1:16 In-Context

14 Après que Jean eut été livré, Jésus alla dans la Galilée, prêchant l'Evangile de Dieu.
15 Il disait: Le temps est accompli, et le royaume de Dieu est proche. Repentez-vous, et croyez à la bonne nouvelle.
16 Comme il passait le long de la mer de Galilée, il vit Simon et André, frère de Simon, qui jetaient un filet dans la mer; car ils étaient pêcheurs.
17 Jésus leur dit: Suivez-moi, et je vous ferai pêcheurs d'hommes.
18 Aussitôt, ils laissèrent leurs filets, et le suivirent.
The Louis Segond 1910 is in the public domain.

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