Marcos 1

Peter, Andrew, James, John

16 Then, as He was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother, of Simon,*Some 90% of the Greek manuscripts have ‘his brother, of Simon’—presumably a reference to their father. If Peter was the eldest son, he would have been named for his father. casting a circular net onto the water,*Fishing with a circular net is very common here in Brazil. You have to throw it with a circular motion so it spreads out and lands on the water as a full circle. The lead weights around the edges then start sinking and hopefully some fish will be caught in the middle. for they were fishermen. 17 So Jesus said to them: "Come, follow me and I will turn you into fishers of men."*They had already spent time with Jesus—at the wedding in Cana, in Judea, in Samaria—so their reaction is not surprising. 18 At once they left their nets*They had an assortment. They probably also had hired men (verse 20), so their equipment would be cared for. and followed Him.