³³ And He ^(A)took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed.

^44 (A)And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

³⁷ And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

⁷ who, in the days of His flesh, when He had ^(A)offered up prayers and supplications, ^(B)with vehement cries and tears to Him ^(C)who was able to save Him from death, and was heard ^(D)because of His godly fear,

Jesus Transfigured on the Mount

^2 (A)Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured before them.

Four Fishermen Called as Disciples^(A)

^16 (B)And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. ¹⁷ Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become ^(C)fishers of men.” ^18 (D)They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

¹⁹ When He had gone a little farther from there, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.

³⁷ And He took with Him Peter and ^(A)the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. ³⁸ Then He said to them, ^(B)“My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”

An Urgent Plea for Help in Trouble

To the Chief Musician. Set to ^[a]“The Lilies.” A Psalm of David.