A+ A-

Matthew 4:17-20 (Listen)

17 xFrom that time Jesus began to preach, saying, z“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

18 aWhile walking by bthe Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you cfishers of men.”1 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him.

Footnotes

[1] 4:19 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women