KJV King James Version
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
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Matthew 4:19
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
WEB World English Bible
He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he saith to them, ‘Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,’
Surrounding context — Matthew 4
16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him.
21 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.
22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
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Mark 1:17-18And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.John 12:26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will [my] Father honour.Matthew 16:24Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.Luke 9:59And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.John 1:43The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.John 21:22Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what [is that] to thee? follow thou me.Luke 5:27And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.Mark 2:14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.Luke 5:10-11And so [was] also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.Matthew 19:21Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me.Matthew 9:9And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.Matthew 8:22But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.Ezekiel 47:9-10And it shall come to pass, [that] every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.1 Corinthians 9:20-22And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;2 Corinthians 12:16But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
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