Matthew 4:13–22

¹³Jesus left Nazareth. He went to live in the city of Capernaum. It was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali. ¹⁴In that way, what the prophet Isaiah had said came true. He had said,

¹⁵“Land of Zebulun! Land of Naphtali!

Galilee, where non-Jewish people live!

Land along the Mediterranean Sea! Territory east of the Jordan River!

¹⁶The people who are now living in darkness

will see a great light.

They are now living in a very dark land.

But a light will shine on them.”

¹⁷From that time on Jesus began to preach. “Turn away from your sins!” he said. “The kingdom of heaven is near.”

Jesus Chooses the First Disciples

¹⁸One day Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee. There he saw two brothers. They were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the lake. They were fishermen. ¹⁹“Come. Follow me,” Jesus said. “I will make you fishers of people.”

²⁰At once they left their nets and followed him.

²¹Going on from there, he saw two other brothers. They were James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee. As they were preparing their nets, Jesus called out to them.

²²Right away they left the boat and their father and followed Jesus.