Matthew 4:19
And he says to them, Come behind me, and I will make you fishermen of men.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
In Context
20And straightaway having left the nets, they followed him.
Cross References
Ezekiel 47:9And it shall come to pass, that every living creature which swarms, in every place where the rivers come, shall live. And there shall be a very great multitude of fish (for these waters have come there) and shall be healed. And eve
Matthew 9:9And passing forth from there, Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And he says to him, Follow me. And after rising, he followed him.
Matthew 19:21Jesus said to him, If thou want to be perfect, go, sell the things being possessed by thee, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.
Mark 2:14And as he passed by he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And he says to him, Follow thou me. And having risen, he followed him.
Luke 5:27And after these things he went forth and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And he said to him, Follow me.
John 1:43On the morrow he wanted to go forth into Galilee, and he finds Philip. And Jesus says to him, Follow me.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 4:19-23
Christ Calls Peter, Andrew, James, and John. 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… Read the whole commentary →