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17 From then on, Jesus began to preach, “Turn from sin and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”[a]

18 One day as he was walking along the beach beside the Lake of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—out in a boat[b] fishing with a net, for they were commercial fishermen.

19 Jesus called out, “Come along with me and I will show you how to fish for the souls of men!”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:17 is near, or “is at hand,” or “has arrived.”
  2. Matthew 4:18 out in a boat, implied.

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