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Jesus Chooses His First Disciples

(Matthew 4.18-22; Mark 1.16-20)

(A) Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret,[a] teaching the people as they crowded around him to hear God's message. Near the shore he saw two boats left there by some fishermen who had gone to wash their nets.

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Footnotes

  1. 5.1 Lake Gennesaret: Another name for Lake Galilee.

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