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Pleasant Words from the Gospel

As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two
brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They
were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of
men." At once they left their nets and followed him. Going on
from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee
and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father
Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immedi-
ately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
(Matthew, 4:18-22)

As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been de-
mon-possessed begged to go with him. Jesus did not let him,
but said, "Go home to your family and tell them how much the
Lord has done for you, and how He has had mercy on you." So
the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how
much Jesus had done for him [by God's will]. And all the peo-
ple were amazed. (Mark, 5:18-20)

He [Jesus] got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Si-
mon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat
down and taught the people from the boat. When he had fin-
ished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and
let down the nets for a catch." Simon answered, "Master, we've
worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But be-
cause you say so, I will let down the nets." When they had
done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their
nets began to break. (Luke, 5:3-6)

Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching,
my God will love him...He who does not love me will not obey

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