Discovery BoxMatthew 4:18 
ContextThe Call of the Disciples
4:18 As 1 he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen). 2
Matthew 10:2
Context10:2 Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: 3 first, Simon 4 (called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee and John his brother;
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn The two phrases in this verse placed in parentheses are explanatory comments by the author, parenthetical in nature.
3 sn The term apostles is rare in the gospels, found only here, Mark 3:14, and six more times in Luke (6:13; 9:10; 11:49; 17:5; 22:14; 24:10).
4 sn In the various lists of the twelve, Simon (that is, Peter) is always mentioned first (see also Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:13-16; Acts 1:13) and the first four are always the same, though not in the same order after Peter.
