Matthew 4:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

As Jesus was walking by Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Simon’s brother Andrew. These brothers were fishermen, and they were fishing in the lake with a net.

Cross References

Matthew 10:2

These are the names of the twelve apostles: Simon (also called Peter), Andrew, the brother of Peter, James, the son of Zebedee, John, the brother of James,

Luke 6:14

Simon (Jesus named him Peter), Andrew, brother of Peter, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,

Matthew 16:18

So I tell you, you are Peter. And I will build my church on this rock. The power of death will not be able to defeat my church.

Matthew 15:29

Then Jesus went from there to the shore of Lake Galilee. He went up on a hill and sat down.

John 6:1

Later, Jesus went across Lake Galilee (also known as Lake Tiberias).

John 21:1

Later, Jesus appeared again to his followers by Lake Galilee. This is how it happened:

John 6:8

Another follower there was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. Andrew said,

Mark 7:31

Then Jesus left the area around Tyre and went through Sidon. On his way to Lake Galilee he went through the area of the Ten Towns.

Deuteronomy 3:17

The Jordan River near the desert is their western border. Lake Galilee is north of this area and the Dead Sea is to the south. It is at the bottom of the cliffs of Pisgah, which are to the east.

Numbers 34:11

From Shepham the border will go east of Ain to Riblah. The border will continue along the hills by Lake Galilee.

Exodus 3:10

So now I am sending you to Pharaoh. Go! Lead my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.”

Exodus 3:1

Moses’ father-in-law was named Jethro. Jethro was a priest of Midian. Moses took care of Jethro’s sheep. One day Moses led the sheep to the west side of the desert. He went to a mountain called Horeb, the mountain of God.

Ezekiel 47:10

You can see fishermen standing by the river all the way from En Gedi to En Eglaim. You can see them throwing their fishing nets and catching many kinds of fish. There are as many kinds of fish in the Dead Sea as there are in the Mediterranean Sea.

Matthew 4:19

Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you a different kind of fishermen. You will bring in people, not fish.”