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Daily Archives: February 8, 2019

Fishing: leaving all

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Friar Musings
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Fishers-of-men-icon“from now on you will be catching men” Literally, the next line reads: “from the now, you shall be catching alive (zogreo) people.” The similar phrase in Matthew and Mark reads: “I will make you (to become) fishermen [halieus] of people.” (This word for “fishermen” is used in v. 2 of our text.) Continue reading →

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