He was a fisherman, as were Thomas, Nathanael, James, John, and possibly Andrew and Philip.
John 21
1 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee [that is, James and John] and two other of his disciples.
3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
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A.T. Robertson in "Word Pictures in the New Testament" says on John 21:2 that:-
...These seven (Peter, Thomas, Nathanael, the sons of Zebedee, and two others). We know that the sons of Zebedee were James and John (Mat_4:21), mentioned by name nowhere in John’s Gospel, apparently because John is the author. We do not know who the “two others of his disciples†were, possibly Andrew and Philip.
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In the synoptic gospels, Peter and Andrew were fishermen before they became disciples of Jesus - he first met them as they looked to their fishing nets.
In John's Gospel, Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist, who followed Jesus after John talked about Jesus. The Gospel does not say what Peter did, because Andrew went and fetched Peter and he also followed Jesus. This does not exclude them being fishermen, and they did seem to join the other disciples in fishing later in the Gospel.
Before becoming a disciple, Andrew was a fisherman who worked alongside his brother Simon Peter in the town of Bethsaida.
Andrew was a fisherman and also a disciple of John the Baptist.
Andrew is the elder brother of Peter the disciple.
Luke was a Doctor.
St. Andrew was a fisherman by trade before becoming one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.
St. Andrew is believed to have lived in the region of Galilee in present-day Israel. He was a fisherman before he became a disciple of Jesus Christ.
The disciple who told Peter about Jesus was Andrew, who was one of the first followers of Jesus. Andrew was initially a disciple of John the Baptist but then introduced his brother, Peter, to Jesus, saying, "We have found the Messiah" (John 1:41).
Saint Andrew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ and is considered the patron saint of fishermen and Scotland. He was a fisherman by trade before being called by Jesus to become his disciple.
Jesus chose Andrew as a disciple because he was a fervent follower of John the Baptist and was seeking the Messiah. Andrew demonstrated faith and a willingness to learn from Jesus, making him a suitable candidate to be one of the twelve apostles. Additionally, Andrew played a key role in bringing others to Jesus, including his brother Peter.
St. Andrew was a fisherman by trade before becoming one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.
Because he was originally a fisherman, when Jesus called him to be a disciple.
St. Andrew was a disciple of St. John the Baptist.
Andrew had been a disciple of John the Baptist and was given an order from John to follow Jesus instead of him.
The first disciple was Simon Peter. No, Was Andrew =)
Peter, Andrew, James and John were all fishermen by trade before they followed Jesus.
andrew
Andrew was Peters brother.
He was a fisherman on the sea of Galilee John 1:44. He was a follower of John the Baptist before becoming a disciple of Jesus.
Jesus chose Andrew as a disciple because he was a fervent follower of John the Baptist and was seeking the Messiah. Andrew demonstrated faith and a willingness to learn from Jesus, making him a suitable candidate to be one of the twelve apostles. Additionally, Andrew played a key role in bringing others to Jesus, including his brother Peter.
St. Andrew, the brother of Peter.
Peter and Andrew were brothers.