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18 Walking by the sea of Galilee, he[a] saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”

20 They immediately left their nets and followed him. 21 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. 22 They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.

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  1. 4:18 TR reads “Jesus” instead of “he”

Jesus Calls Four Fishermen(A)

18 While Jesus[a] was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon (also[b] called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, because they were fishermen. 19 “Follow me,” he told them, “and I will make you fishers of people!” 20 So at once they left their nets and followed him. 21 Going on from there he saw two other brothers—James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee repairing their nets. When he called them, 22 they immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.

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  1. Matthew 4:18 Lit. he
  2. Matthew 4:18 The Gk. lacks also