…leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt (lived [NIV]) in Capernaum, – Matthew 4:13 (ASV)
Capernaum: Village of Nahum (Strong’s)
Nahum: (the) comforter (HBND)
Peter met Jesus
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ), and he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter). – John 1:40-42 (NIV)
Peter was (v.38)
…she immediately got up and served (diakoneo) them.
(v.39) (NASB)
“…the sun was setting” means the Sabbath (v.40)
Peter follows Jesus for a season (vv.42-44)
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Simon and his companions went to look for him, and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!” Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.” – Mark 1:35-38 (NIV)
Chapter 5 begins a few months later back in Capernaum, with Peter back running the Fishing Company
(vv.4-6)
Possibly: Limited due to limited because of limited in Jesus’
And when he left off speaking, he said unto Simon, ‘Put back to the deep, and let down your nets for a draught;’ and Simon answering said to him, ‘Master, through the whole night, having laboured, we have taken nothing, but at thy saying I will let down the net.’ And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking,
– Luke 5:4-6 (YLT) (Latin Vulgate, Geneva 1587, Tyndale 1526, KJV, NKJV, LSV, Darby’s, Douay-Rheims)
God is concerned about our
Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
– Mark 1:20 (NIV)
This miracle required
God is the God of
Let them say continually, “The LORD be magnified, Who delights in the prosperity of His servant.” – Psalm 35:27 (NASB)
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
– 3 John 1:2 (KJV)
(vv. 8-11)
Peter thought God could only use people
Jesus reveals that it’s that makes us useable
And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not fear (phobeo); from now on you will be catching (zogreo) people. (v.10) (NASB)
Catch: (zōgreō) – from the same as 2226 and 64;
to take alive (OTESD)
There is a progression in Him