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Matthew 4:18-20
English Standard Version
Matthew 4:18-20
English Standard Version
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
18 (A)While walking by (B)the 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 (C)fishers of men.”[a] 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
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- Matthew 4:19 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women
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