Matthew 4:19
17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
20 And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
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Compare
- BSB
- “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
- KJV
- And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
- WEB
- He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”
- ASV
- And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
- DARBY
- and he says to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
- BLB
- And He says to them, “Come after Me, and I will make you⁺ fishers of men.”
- ÅB
- Han sa til dem: «Følg meg, så vil jeg gjøre dere til menneskefiskere!»
- OTB
- Og Jesus sa til dem: «Kom, følg meg, så vil jeg gjøre dere til menneskefiskere.»
- B1930
- og han sa til dem: Følg mig, så vil jeg gjøre eder til menneskefiskere!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 1:17–18
“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
Read in contextJohn 12:26
If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
Read in contextMatthew 16:24
Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Read in contextLuke 9:59
Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Read in contextJohn 1:43
The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
Read in contextLuke 5:27
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
Read in contextJohn 21:22
Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
Read in contextMark 2:14
As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
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