16As Jesus was walking by the shore of the 1:16 A fresh water lake about 13 miles long and 7 miles wide, almost 700 feet below sea level and center of a busy fishing industry.Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon [Peter] and Simon’s brother, 1:16 One of the followers of John the Baptist (John 1:40).Andrew, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.
16One day Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee. There he saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the lake. They were fishermen.