Matthew 4:18 is the eighteenth verse of the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew

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 in the New Testament

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. Jesus

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 has just begun preaching in Galilee

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. In this verse he encounters the first of his disciples.

The original Koine Greek

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, according to Westcott and Hort

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, reads:

περιπατων δε παρα την θαλασσαν της γαλιλαιας ειδεν δυο αδελφους σιμωνα τον λεγομενον πετρον

και ανδρεαν τον αδελφον αυτου βαλλοντας αμφιβληστρον εις την θαλασσαν ησαν γαρ αλιεις

In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and

Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

The World English Bible

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 translates the passage as:

Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter,

and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 4:18

This verse is based on Mark 1:16, with only a few changes. Matthew adds "two brothers", perhaps to make the relationship more explicit, or in Nolland's view to make the calling in this verse more closely parallel the calling of James and John.