17 (A)From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, (B)“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[a]

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

18 (C)While walking by (D)the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you (E)fishers of men.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:17 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
  2. Matthew 4:19 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women

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