Jesus continued walking by Lake Galilee. he saw two more brothers. James and John the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father, preparing their nets to catch fish. Jesus said to them
"Follow Me." At once they left their boat and their father and followed Jesus.
Jesus had just healed a paralyzed man, and was leaving, when He saw a man named Matthew. Matthew was a tax collector, and was sitting in the tax office. Jesus said to him,
"Follow Me."
Matthew stood up and went with Jesus. That night Jesus had dinner at Matthew's house. Many tax collectors and sinners came and ate dinner with Jesus and His followers. The Pharisees saw this and asked His followers, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" Jesus heard them and answered saying, "Healthy people do not need a Doctor. Only the sick need a Doctor. I want faithful love more than I want animal sacrifices. I did not come to invite good people. I came to invite sinners
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Jesus went off to a mountain to pray. He stayed there all night praying to God. The next morning Jesus called His twelve disciples together. he gave them power to drive out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles:
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