Matthew 4:17–25

¹⁷From then on, Jesus began to tell people, “Turn to God and change the way you think and act, because the kingdom of heaven is near!” 

Calling of the First Disciples—Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11

¹⁸As he was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew. They were throwing a net into the sea because they were fishermen. ¹⁹Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me! I will teach you how to catch people instead of fish.” ²⁰They immediately left their nets and followed him. 

²¹As Jesus went on, he saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee preparing their nets to go fishing. He called them, ²²and they immediately left the boat and their father and followed Jesus. 

Spreading the Good News in Galilee—Mark 1:35–39; Luke 4:42–44

²³Jesus went all over Galilee. He taught in the synagogues and spread the Good News of the kingdom. He also cured every disease and sickness among the people. 

²⁴The news about Jesus spread throughout Syria. People brought him everyone who was sick, those who suffered from any kind of disease or pain. They also brought epileptics, those who were paralyzed, and people possessed by demons, and he cured them all. ²⁵Large crowds followed him. They came from Galilee, the Ten Cities,^bJerusalem, Judea, and from across the Jordan River.