Jesus Calls the First Disciples

    One day Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God, he saw at the water's edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
     When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water and let down the nets for catch."
     Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets."
     When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. They signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
     When Simon saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and Joh, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners.
     Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will be fishers of men." So they pulled up their boats to shore, left everything and followed him.
Luke 5:1-11