Matthew 4:19
And he said to them: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
In Context
20And they immediately left their nets and followed him.
Cross References
Matthew 9:9And as Jesus passed by from that place, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the custom-house; and he said to him: Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
Matthew 19:21Jesus said to him: If you would be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
Mark 2:14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the custom-house; and he said to him: Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
Luke 5:27And after these tilings, he went out and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the custom-house; and he said to him: Follow me.
John 1:43and he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looking on him, said: You are Simon, the son of Jonah; you shall be called Cephas (which, when translated, is Rock).
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 →