Luke: "He [Jesus] stood by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two ships standing by the lake; but the fishermen were gone out of them and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people out of the ship. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught" (v, 1-4). "And when they had this done they inclosed a great multitude of fishes" (6). "And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when they [Peter, James and John] had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him" (10, 11). John: "Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; and looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus" (i, 35-37). "They came and saw where he [Jesus] dwelt, and abode with him that day.... One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias.... And he brought him to Jesus" (40-42). Here are three accounts of the calling of Peter, each entirely at variance with the others. 101 In what country were they when Peter was called? Synoptics: In Galilee. John (Old Ver.): In Perea (i, 28-42). Bethabara and the territory beyond Jordan were in Perea. John (New Ver.): In Judea. Bethany and all the country surrounding it were in Judea. 102 Who did Jesus declare Peter to be? "Thou art Simon the son of Jona" (John i, 42). "Simon, son of Jonas" (John xxi, 15). "Thou art Simon the son of John" (John, New Ver., i, 42; xxi, 15). There is no relation whatever between "Jona," or "Jonas," and "John." Jona (Jonah), or Jonas, means a dove; John means the grace of God. 103 Jesus gave Simon (Peter) the name of Cephas. What meaning did he attach to the word Cephas? "Thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone" (John i, 42). "Thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter)" (Ibid, New Ver.). Here Jesus is represented as interpreting the meaning of an Aramaic word, with which his hearers were familiar, by the use of a Greek word of whose meaning they were ignorant, the incongruity of which must be apparent to every reader. 104 When were James and John called? Matthew: After Peter was called. After giving an account of the calling of Peter and Andrew, Matthew says: "And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him" (iv, 21, 22). Luke: At the time that Peter was called.