Matthew 4:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

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  • John 1:40-42 : 40 One of the two who heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, We have found the Messiah, (which is translated, the Christ.) 42 And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, he said, You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas, (which is translated, A Stone.)
  • Matt 10:2 : 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
  • Matt 15:29 : 29 And Jesus departed from there, and came near to the Sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
  • Luke 6:14 : 14 Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
  • Matt 1:16-18 : 16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the captivity in Babylon to Christ are fourteen generations. 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way: When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.
  • Matt 16:18 : 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
  • John 6:1 : 1 After these things, Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
  • John 6:8 : 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
  • John 21:1 : 1 After these things, Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias; and this is how he showed himself.
  • 1 Cor 1:27-29 : 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, God has chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
  • Mark 1:16-20 : 16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you become fishers of men. 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him. 19 And when he had gone a little farther from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets. 20 And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
  • Mark 7:31 : 31 Departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, he went to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of Decapolis.
  • Luke 5:1-9 : 1 And it happened, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 And saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to push out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. 4 Now when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch. 5 And Simon answered and said to him, Master, we have worked all night and caught nothing; but at your word, I will let down the net. 6 And when they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net began to break. 7 And they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken. 10 And so were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from now on you will catch men. 11 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
  • Exod 3:1 : 1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.
  • Exod 3:10 : 10 Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring forth my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.
  • Num 34:11 : 11 And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border shall descend and reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward.
  • Deut 3:17 : 17 The plain also, and the Jordan, and its border, from Chinnereth even to the sea of the plain, the salt sea, under the eastern slopes of Pisgah.
  • Judg 6:11-12 : 11 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor.
  • 1 Kgs 19:19-21 : 19 So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah passed by him and cast his mantle upon him. 20 And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray you, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you. And he said to him, Go back again, for what have I done to you? 21 And he returned from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and ministered to him.
  • Ps 78:70-72 : 70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
  • Amos 7:14-15 : 14 Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit: 15 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said to me, Go, prophesy to my people Israel.

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  • Mark 1:16-20
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    16Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

    17And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you become fishers of men.

    18And immediately they left their nets and followed him.

    19And when he had gone a little farther from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.

    20And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

  • Matt 4:19-22
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    19And he said to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

    20And they immediately left their nets and followed him.

    21And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

    22And they immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.

  • Luke 5:1-11
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    1And it happened, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

    2And saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

    3And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to push out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

    4Now when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.

    5And Simon answered and said to him, Master, we have worked all night and caught nothing; but at your word, I will let down the net.

    6And when they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net began to break.

    7And they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.

    8When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

    9For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken.

    10And so were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from now on you will catch men.

    11And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.

  • John 21:6-8
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    6And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some. They cast it, and now they were unable to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.

    7Therefore, that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, It is the Lord. When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his fisher's coat (for he was stripped) and jumped into the sea.

    8And the other disciples came in a little boat (for they were not far from land, about two hundred cubits) dragging the net with fish.

  • John 21:2-4
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    2Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

    3Simon Peter said to them, I am going fishing. They said to him, We will go with you. They went out and entered a boat immediately; but that night they caught nothing.

    4When the morning came, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

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    39He said to them, Come and see. They came and saw where he was staying, and remained with him that day; it was about the tenth hour.

    40One of the two who heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

    41He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, We have found the Messiah, (which is translated, the Christ.)

    42And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, he said, You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas, (which is translated, A Stone.)

    43The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and he found Philip and said to him, Follow me.

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    14Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

  • Mark 2:13-14
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    17From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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    10Jesus said to them, Bring some of the fish you have just caught.

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    9And as Jesus passed from there, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the tax office: and he said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

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    29And immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

  • Mark 3:18
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    27Nevertheless, lest we should offend them, go to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up; and when you have opened its mouth, you shall find a piece of money: take that, and give it to them for me and you.

  • Mark 1:36
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    36And Simon and those who were with him followed after him.

  • Luke 8:22
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    22Now it happened on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

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    27And after these things, he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, Follow me.

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    48And he saw them struggling in rowing; for the wind was against them: and about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed by them.

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    37The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

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    29And he said, Come. And when Peter had come down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.

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    13And he went up on a mountain, and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.