11. And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.”
12. The Spirit then compelled Jesus to go into the wilderness,
13. where he was tempted by Satan for forty days. He was out among the wild animals, and angels took care of him.
14. Later on, after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God’s Good News.
15. “The time promised by God has come at last!” he announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!”
16. One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.
17. Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
18. And they left their nets at once and followed him.
19. A little farther up the shore Jesus saw Zebedee’s sons, James and John, in a boat repairing their nets.