Mark 1:16-18 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.… Every quality of mind which these fishermen had cultivated will serve the higher purpose now. Their vocation had — I. Called out their PATIENCE. II. Made a large demand on their INVENTIVENESS. Catching men needs sagacity. III. Kept in lively exercise their observant WATCHFULNESS. They found it needful to study all the changes of light and shade; the aspects of sky and sea. To says souls we must be "all eye." IV. Had inured them to DISAPPOINTMENT. (D. Davies, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. |
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