Fishers of men

Two brother fishermen, Simon called Peter and Andrew, were casting a net into the Sea of Galilee.

As he commenced his preaching ministry, Jesus called them to follow him and told them that in doing so they were to become "fishers of men".

"This calling of the first Apostles, which eventually become a group of twelve, made the two fishermen early followers of Jesus.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges calls Matthew 4:19 a "condensed parable",[1] drawn out at slightly greater length later in the same gospel.

[3][4] Chapters 36–39 of the Mandaean Book of John are about a fisher sent by Hayyi Rabbi ("the Great Life") to fish for souls.