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.

Matthew Called

^9 (A)As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called ^(B)Matthew sitting in the tax collector’s office; and He *said to him, “^(C)Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.

^43 (A)The next day He ^[a]decided to go to ^(B)Galilee, and He *found ^(C)Philip. And Jesus *said to him, “^(D)Follow Me.” ⁴⁴ Now ^(E)Philip was from ^(F)Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. ^45 (G)Philip *found ^(H)Nathanael and *said to him, “We have found Him of whom ^(I)Moses wrote in the Law, and ^(J)the prophets also wrote: Jesus ^(K)the son of Joseph, from ^(L)Nazareth!” ⁴⁶ Nathanael said to him, “^(M)Can anything good be from Nazareth?” ^(N)Philip *said to him, “Come and see.” ⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, “Here is truly an ^(O)Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!” ⁴⁸ Nathanael *said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before ^(P)Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” ⁴⁹ Nathanael answered Him, “^(Q)Rabbi, You are ^(R)the Son of God; You are the ^(S)King of Israel!” ⁵⁰ Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” ⁵¹ And He *said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see ^(T)heaven opened and ^(U)the angels of God ascending and descending on ^(V)the Son of Man.”