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    While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him.   And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.   Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. Matthew 4:18-22 ESV             Here Jesus appears before His first disciples, He goes to them where they are, and He calls them away. He does not come to them and stay where they are. He does not come to them and leave something there for them before proceeding on. Jesus is marching to Zion and those who would be His disciples must follow where He leads. He cannot relent in His march to stay where He finds each disciple, nor is He content to allow His