³ Simon Peter said to them, I am going fishing. They said to him, And we will come with you. They went out and got into the boat; but that night they took no fish.

⁵ And Simon, answering, said, Master, we were working all night and we took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets.

⁷ For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,

⁸ And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:

⁹ Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.

⁹ For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

⁶ Or I only and Barnabas, have we no right to take a rest from work?

⁷ So then the planter is nothing, and the waterer is nothing; but God who gives the increase.

³⁴ You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.

³ And because he was of the same trade, he was living with them, and they did their work together; for by trade they were tent-makers.

¹⁰ And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.

¹¹ And when they had got their boats to the land, they gave up everything and went after him.

¹⁸ And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

¹⁹ And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

²⁰ And straight away they let go the nets and went after him.

¹ Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, There is not room enough for us in the place where we are living under your care;

² So let us go to Jordan, and let everyone get to work cutting boards, and we will make a living-place for ourselves there. And he said to them, Go, then.

³ And one of them said, Be pleased to go with your servants. And he said, I will go.

⁴ So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they got to work cutting down trees.

⁵ But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry, and said, This is a bad business, my master, for it is another's.

⁶ And the man of God said, Where did it go in? and when he saw the place where it had gone into the water, cutting a stick, he put it into the water, and the iron came up to the top of the water.

⁷ Then he said, Take it up. So he put out his hand and took it.