Matthew 4:18

New International Reader's Version

One day Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee. There he saw two brothers, Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the lake, because they were fishermen.

Cross References

Exodus 3:1

Moses was taking care of the flock of his father-in-law Jethro. Jethro was the priest of Midian. Moses led the flock to the western side of the desert. He came to Horeb. It was the mountain of God.

Exodus 3:10

So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh. I want you to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. They are my people.”

Ezekiel 47:10

People will stand along the shore to fish. From En Gedi all the way to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading fishnets. The Dead Sea will have many kinds of fish. They will be like the fish in the Mediterranean Sea.

Numbers 34:11

The border will go down from Shepham to Riblah. Riblah is on the east side of Ain. From there the border will continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Galilee.

Matthew 10:2

Here are the names of the 12 apostles. First there were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. Then came James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John.

Matthew 15:29

Jesus left there. He walked along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.

Matthew 16:18

Here is what I tell you. You are Peter. On this rock I will build my church. The gates of hell will not be strong enough to destroy it.

Matthew 4:19

“Come and follow me,” Jesus said. “I will send you out to fish for people.”

Mark 7:31

Then Jesus left the area of Tyre and went through Sidon. He went down to the Sea of Galilee and into the area known as the Ten Cities.

Luke 6:14

Simon, whom Jesus named Peter, and his brother Andrew James John Philip Bartholomew

John 21:1

After this, Jesus appeared to his disciples again. It was by the Sea of Galilee. Here is what happened.

John 6:1

Some time after this, Jesus crossed over to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. It is also called the Sea of Tiberias.

John 6:8

Another of his disciples spoke up. It was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He said,

Deuteronomy 3:17

The western border of Reuben and Gad is the Jordan River in the Arabah Valley. It reaches from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. It runs below the slopes of Pisgah.