¹⁴ After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee and told the good news that comes from God.^[c]15 He said, “The time has come! God’s kingdom will soon be here.^[d]Turn back to God and believe the good news!”

Jesus Chooses Four Fishermen

¹⁶ As Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were fishermen and were casting their nets into the lake.¹⁷ Jesus said to them, “Come with me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish.”¹⁸ Right then the two brothers dropped their nets and went with him.

¹⁹ Jesus walked on and soon saw James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat, mending their nets.²⁰ At once Jesus asked them to come with him. They left their father in the boat with the hired workers and went with him.