Matthew 4:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.””
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““Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and he saith to them, `Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 4:19 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 47:9Wherever 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.
- Matthew 8:22But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
- Matthew 9:9As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
- Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- Matthew 19:21Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
- Mark 1:17“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
- Mark 2:14As 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.
- Luke 5:10and 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.”
- Luke 5:27After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
- Luke 9:59Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
- John 1:43The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
- John 12:26If 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.
- John 21:22Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
- 1 Corinthians 9:20To 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.
- 2 Corinthians 12:16Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
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