ἐπικεῖσθαι. In Mt. and Mk. (Matthew 4:18; Mark 1:16) the call of the four disciples took place when Jesus was walking alone. Here Jesus is surrounded by a crowd who pressed upon Him. καὶ ἀκούειν, etc., and were hearing the word of God. The crowd, and their eagerness to hear the word of God (phraseology here secondary), serve in the narrative to explain the need of disciples (so Schanz and Hahn). παρὰ τὴν λίμνην Γ. The position of Jesus in speaking to the crowd was on the margin of the lake; called by Lk. alone λίμνη.

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