¹² When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went to Galilee. ¹³ But instead of staying in Nazareth, Jesus moved to Capernaum. This town was beside Lake Galilee in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali. ¹⁴ So God's promise came true, just as the prophet Isaiah had said,

¹⁵ "Listen, lands of Zebulun

and Naphtali,

lands along the road

to the sea

and east

of the Jordan!

Listen Galilee,

land of the Gentiles!

¹⁶ Although your people

live in darkness,

they will see

a bright light.

Although they live

in the shadow of death,

a light will shine

on them."

¹⁷ Then Jesus started preaching, "Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here."

Jesus Chooses Four Fishermen

¹⁸ While Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers. One was Simon, also known as Peter, and the other was Andrew. They were fishermen, and they were casting their net into the lake. ¹⁹ Jesus said to them, "Come with me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish." ²⁰ Right then the two brothers dropped their nets and went with him.

²¹ Jesus walked on until he saw James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father, mending their nets. Jesus asked them to come with him too. ²² Right away they left the boat and their father and went with Jesus.