Mark 1:14-20 · Mark 2:13-17 · Mark 3:13-19

Calling the Twelve

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Mark 1:14-20 · Mark 2:13-17 · Mark 3:13-19 · 19 verses

Mark 1:14-20

14Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

16Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

17And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

18And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

19And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.

20And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

Mark 2:13-17

13And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. at the...: or, at the place where the custom was received

15And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

16And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

17When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Mark 3:13-19

13And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.

14And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

15And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

16And Simon he surnamed Peter;

17And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

19And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house. into...: or, home

After John is put in prison, Jesus comes into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.” Walking by the sea of Galilee, He sees Simon and Andrew casting a net into the sea: “Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.” Straightway they forsake their nets and follow Him. James and John leave their father and the hired servants in the boat. Later He calls Levi (Matthew) the publican from the receipt of custom. He goes up into a mountain, and calls unto Him whom He would, and ordains twelve to be with Him, and to be sent forth — the new patriarchs, the founding stones of His new people.