¹⁸As ^hHe was walking along the Sea of Galilee, ⁱHe saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen. ¹⁹“Follow Me,” He told them, “and I will make you fish for ^jpeople!” ²⁰Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

²¹Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them. ²²Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

Teaching, Preaching, and Healing

²³Jesus was going all over Galilee, ^kteaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every ^ldisease and sickness among the people. ^m²⁴Then the news about Him spread throughout Syria. ⁿSo they brought to Him all those who were afflicted, those suffering from various diseases and intense pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralytics. ^oAnd He healed them. ²⁵Large crowds followed Him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. ^p

Read in Logos

Matthew 4:19: And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

Footnotes

j4:19 you fishers of
l4:23 Or every kind of

Cross references

g4:17 Mt 3:2; 5:3, 10, 19–20; 7:21; 8:11; Mk 1:14
h4:18–22 Mk 1:16–20; Lk 5:2–11; Jn 1:40–42
i4:18 Mt 15:29; Mk 7:31; Lk 5:1; Jn 6:1
k4:23–25 Mk 1:35–39; Lk 4:42–44
m4:23 Mt 13:54; 24:14; Ac 10:38
n4:24 Lk 2:2; Ac 15:23; Gl 1:21
o4:24 Mt 8:16; 9:32; Mk 5:15; Jn 10:21
p4:25 Mk 3:7; 5:20; Lk 6:17