Matthew 4:20

4:20 They ¹  left their nets immediately and followed him. ² 

Matthew 4:22

4:22 They ³  immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.

Matthew 4:25

4:25 And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, ⁴  Jerusalem, ⁵  Judea, and beyond the Jordan River. ⁶ 

[4:20]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[4:20]  ² 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.

[4:22]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[4:25]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated before each of the places in the list, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[4:25]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[4:25]  ⁷ tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity. The region referred to here is sometimes known as Transjordan (i.e., “across the Jordan”).