The Calling of the First Disciples

As the people pressed upon Him to hear the word of God, He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret

Give, and it will be given to you: Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will men give unto you. For with the measure you use, it will be measured unto you.”

Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” When everyone denied it, Peter and those who were with Him said, “Master, the crowds are pressing against You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”

The Demand for a Sign

When the crowds pressed upon Him, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It looks for a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how pressed I am until it is accomplished!

“The Law and the Prophets were preached until John. Since then the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it.

For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you and surround you, and press you in on every side.