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16 And passing along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon [Peter] and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net [to and fro] in the sea, for they were fishermen.

17 And Jesus said to them, Come after Me and [a]be My disciples, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

18 And at once they left their nets and [[b]yielding up all claim to them] followed [with] Him [[c]joining Him as disciples and siding with His party].

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:17 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Mark 1:18 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  3. Mark 1:18 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

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