A Life of St. John for the Young by George Ludington Weed
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called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea,
for they were fishers. And He said unto them, Come ye after Me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left the nets, and followed Him. And going on from thence He saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them. And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed Him."--_Matt._ iv. 18-22. "He was the Supreme Fisher, and this day He was fishing for them."--_Stalker._ "When it was day, He called His disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also He named apostles, Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip...."--_Luke_ vi. 13, 14 "Jesus taketh with Him Peter, and James, and John."--_Matt._ xvii. 1. "One of His disciples, whom Jesus loved."--_John_ xiii. 23. "We know not all thy gifts, But this Christ bids us see, That He who so loved all, Found more to love in thee." Once more we find the two pair of brothers on the shore of Gennesaret, not together, but within hailing distance. All night long they have |
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