Charles Sumner: “He did not call upon Priest or Levite or Pharisee to follow him, but…”

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He did not call upon Priest or Levite or Pharisee to follow him, but upon the humble fishermen by the Sea of Galilee.

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Sumner draws a parallel between Jesus' call to humble fishermen and the call for moral leadership.

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Charles Sumner: “He did not call upon Priest or Levite or Pharisee to follow him, but upon the humble fishermen by the Sea of Galilee.”