Matthew 4:19
And He says to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
In Context
20So leaving the nets immediately they followed Him.
Cross References
Matthew 9:9And going on from there Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and He says to him, “Follow me.” So getting up he followed Him.
Matthew 19:21Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come follow me.”
Mark 2:14As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow me!” So he got up and 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 1:43The next day He decided to go to Galilee, so He finds Philip and 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 →