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Mark 1:16

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

Jesus was walking along the Sea of Galilee when he spotted Simon and his brother Andrew throwing their fishing net into the water — because that's what they did for a living.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus found his first disciples doing exactly what they always did — just living their regular lives.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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