³ Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”

They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and ^[a]immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing.

⁵ But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught ^(A)nothing; nevertheless ^(B)at Your word I will let down the net.”

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.

¹⁰ and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. ^(A)From now on you will catch men.” ¹¹ So when they had brought their boats to land, ^(B)they ^[a]forsook all and followed Him.

⁷ For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you; ⁸ nor did we eat anyone’s bread ^[a]free of charge, but worked with ^(A)labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, ⁹ not because we do not have ^(B)authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us.

⁹ For you remember, brethren, our ^(A)labor and toil; for laboring night and day, ^(B)that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

⁷ So then ^(A)neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

The Floating Ax Head

6 And ^(A)the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us. ² Please, let us go to the Jordan, and let every man take a beam from there, and let us make there a place where we may dwell.”

So he answered, “Go.”

³ Then one said, ^(B)“Please consent to go with your servants.”

And he answered, “I will go.” ⁴ So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. ⁵ But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Alas, master! For it was ^(C)borrowed.”

⁶ So the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” And he showed him the place. So ^(D)he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and he made the iron float. ⁷ Therefore he said, “Pick it up for yourself.” So he reached out his hand and took it.

⁶ Or is it only Barnabas and I ^(A)who have no right to refrain from working?