Mat 4:17-22 | ESV | STEP | From that time Jesus began to preach , saying , Repent , for the kingdom of heaven is at hand .

Matthew 4:17-22

17 ^aFrom that time Jesus began to preach, saying, ^b“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

18 ^cWhile walking by ^dthe Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you ^efishers of men.” ^{▼▼The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women} 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.