Matthew 4:19
Then He said to them, “Come after Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
In Context
20They immediately left their nets and followed Him.
Cross References
Matthew 9:9And as Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” And he arose and followed Him.
Matthew 19:21Jesus said to him, “If you desire to be perfect, go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
Mark 2:14And passing by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me.” And arising, he followed Him.
Luke 5:27After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.”
John 1:43On the next day He wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said 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 →