Matthew 4:19
And Jesus said to them: Follow me; and I will cause you to become fishers of men.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
In Context
20And immediately, they left their nets, and went after him.
Cross References
Matthew 9:9And as Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man sitting at the custom-house, whose name was Matthew. And he said to him, Follow me: and he arose and followed him.
Matthew 19:21Jesus saith to him: If thou desirest to be perfect, go, sell thy property, and give to the poor; and there shall be for thee a treasure in heaven; and come thou after me.
Mark 2:14And as he passed along he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting among the publicans. And he said to him: Come after me. And he arose and went after him.
Luke 5:27And after these things, Jesus went out and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting among the publicans; and he said to him: Come after me.
John 1:43The next day, Jesus was disposed to depart for Galilee: and he found Philip 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 →