Agnusday.org - The Lectionary Comic

Matthew 4:12-23

2002-01-22 — For me the biggest problem of the calling of the disciples has been the way they just drop everything to go. Who has that kind of faith? I’ve been non-plused as others try to down play the radical nature of this response, arguing that Jesus most likely had been hanging around a lot before making the call. Maybe so. Then I read Daniel Harrington’s commentary on Matthew “The lack of preparation, the simple commands given by Jesus, and the immediate responses all underline the attractiveness of Jesus.” .... Right.

BIBLE PASSAGE — Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: âLand of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentilesâ the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned.â From that time Jesus began to proclaim, âRepent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.â

As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the seaâfor they were fishermen. And he said to them, âFollow me, and I will make you fish for people.â Immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.

Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people.

— Third Sunday after the Epiphany, Series A

Type in a subject or a bible reference, like John 7:1-4 or simply Matthew 3.