The First Disciples

^18 (A)Now as Jesus was walking by ^(B)the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, ^(C)Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. ¹⁹ And He *said to them, “^[a]Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people.” ²⁰ Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. ²¹ Going on from there He saw two other brothers, ^[b](D)James the son of Zebedee, and his brother ^[c]John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets; and He called them. ²² Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

⁴² He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of ^[a](A)John; you shall be called ^(B)Cephas” (which is translated ^[b](C)Peter).

^43 (D)The next day He ^[c]decided to go to ^(E)Galilee, and He *found ^(F)Philip. And Jesus *said to him, “^(G)Follow Me.”