Self-Denial: Peter and the Other Apostles, in Abandoning Their Vocations and Following Jesus

And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.

As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. …

As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.

And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.

After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,

…and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.