Matthew 4:19 ““Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.””

Matthew 4:19

“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

World English Bible

He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”

American Standard Version

And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he sayd vnto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Darby Translation

and he says to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Young's Literal Translation

and he saith to them, 'Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'

Bible in Basic English

And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

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Cross references

“Follow”

John 12:26 Matthew 16:24 Luke 9:59 John 1:43 John 21:22 Luke 5:27

John 12:26 · BSB

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.

Matthew 16:24 · BSB

Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

Luke 9:59 · BSB

Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

John 1:43 · BSB

The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”

John 21:22 · BSB

Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”

Luke 5:27 · BSB

After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,

“I will”

1 Corinthians 9:20–22 Ezekiel 47:9 Ezekiel 47:10 Mark 1:17 Mark 1:18 Luke 5:10

1 Corinthians 9:20–22 · BSB

To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.

Ezekiel 47:9 · BSB

Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.

Ezekiel 47:10 · BSB

Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.

Mark 1:17 · BSB

“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

Mark 1:18 · BSB

And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

Luke 5:10 · BSB

and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18As 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.

20And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

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