Matthew 4:18

Plain English Version

One day, Jesus walked along next to Lake Galilee, and he saw 2 men throwing a net into the water to catch fish. That was their job. One man was called Simon. He was also called Peter. And the other man was his brother Andrew.

Cross References

Matthew 4:19

Jesus said, “I want you 2 to come and follow me. I want you to stop catching fish. I’ll give you another job. You will catch people for me.”

Mark 7:31

Then Jesus left Tyre and walked back through another town called Sidon. Then he went around the north of Lake Galilee to the country everyone called Ten Towns.

John 21:1

Later on, Jesus showed himself to his followers at Lake Tiberias. And this is what happened.

John 6:1

Jesus and his special workers left Jerusalem city, and they went north to Galilee country. They got into a boat and went across the lake that some people call Lake Galilee. Other people call it Lake Tiberias.

John 6:8

One of Jesus’s followers was Andrew. He was Peter’s brother. He said to Jesus,