Matthew 4:19
And Jeshu said to them, Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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 forsook their nets and went after him.
Cross References
Matthew 9:9AND when Jeshu had passed thence, he saw a man who was sitting at the place of the tribute-takers, whose name was Mathai; and he said to him, Come after me; and he arose and went after him.
Matthew 19:21Jeshu saith to him, If thou wilt become perfect, go, sell thy possession and give to the poor, and there shall be for thee a treasure in heaven: and come after me.
Mark 2:14And when he had passed, he saw Levi bar Chalphai sitting among the publicans: and he said to him, Come after me; and arising, he went after him.
Luke 5:27After these things Jeshu went forth, and saw a tribute-taker, whose name was Levi, sitting at the house of tribute. And he said to him, Come after me:
John 1:43AND the day following Jeshu willed to go forth into Galila. And he found Philipos, and said to him, Come after 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 →