Matthew 4:17-19

Contemporary English Version

^17 (A) Then Jesus started preaching, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”^[a]

Jesus Chooses Four Fishermen

(Mark 1.16-20; Luke 5.1-11)

¹⁸ While Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers. One was Simon, also known as Peter, and the other was Andrew. They were fishermen, and they were casting their net into the lake. ¹⁹ Jesus said to them, “Follow me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish.”