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 4:19 He said to them, “Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people.” 3 4:20 They 4 left their nets immediately and followed him. 5
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn The two phrases in this verse placed in parentheses are explanatory comments by the author, parenthetical in nature.
3 tn The Greek term ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpos) is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, thus “people.”
4 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
5 sn The expression followed him pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.