Now when he rose and left the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon, where Simon's mother-in-law lay sick of a great fever. And they kept entreating him for her.

and so were Simon's partners, James and John, sons of Zebedee.) But Jesus answered Simon. "Fear not; from this time on, you will be catching men."

"Simon, Simon," said the Lord, "behold, Satan has asked to have you all that he might sift you like wheat.

He went on board one of the boats which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push out a little way from land. Then he sat down and continued to teach the crowd from the boat.

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul."

"Master," answered Simon, "although we toiled all night, we took nothing; but at your bidding I will let down the nets."

When Simon Peter saw this he fell down at the knees of Jesus, exclaiming, "Depart from me, O Lord, for I am a sinful man!"

They were Simon, whom he had also called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John;

Philip and Bartholomew; Mathew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon called the Zealot;

Jesus then spoke to him. "Simon, I have a word to say to you." "Rabbi, say on," he replied.

"I take it," said Simon, "the one he forgave the most."

"You have rightly judged." answered Jesus, and turning to the woman, he said to Simon. "Do you see this woman? When I came into your house you gave me no water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

"Lord," Simon said to him, "I am ready to go with you, both to prison and to death."

And when they led him away they took hold of Simon, a Cyrenean, who was coming in from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus.

saying, "The Lord is really risen, and has appeared to Simon!"