Luke 5.1-16
Jesus Chooses His First Disciples
"Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret, 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. Jesus got into the boat that belonged to Simon and
asked him to row it out a little way from the shore. Then Jesus sat
down in the boat to teach the crowd. When Jesus had finished speaking,
he told Simon, "Row the boat out into the deep water and let your nets
down to catch some fish." "Master," Simon answered, "we have worked
hard all night long and have not caught a thing. But if you tell me
to, I will let the nets down." They did it and caught so many fish
that their nets began ripping apart. Then they signaled for their
partners in the other boat to come and help them. The men came, and
together they filled the two boats so full that they both began to
sink. When S...