Philip and Nathanael

⁴³ The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found ^(A)Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.”

Matthew the Tax Collector^(A)

^9 (B)As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.

The Righteousness of God’s Judgment

⁸ Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”

²¹ Then they came to Philip, ^(A)who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

Four Fishermen Called as Disciples^(A)

^18 (B)And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon ^(C)called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. ¹⁹ Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and ^(D)I will make you fishers of men.” ^20 (E)They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

^21 (F)Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them,

^19 (A)We love ^[a]Him because He first loved us.

^5 (A)Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to ^(B)Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”

Pressing Toward the Goal

¹² Not that I have already ^(A)attained,^[a] or am already ^(B)perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.