Matthew 4:19

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Summary

Matthew 4:19

And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Follow

I will

General references

Luke 18:28

1 Corinthians 1:27

Bible References

Follow

but Jesus said unto him; Do thou follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.

And as Jesus was passing from thence, He saw a man sitting at the custom-house, named Matthew; and He saith to him, Follow me: and he rose up and followed Him.

Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me:

Jesus replied, If thou wouldst be perfect, go, sell thy estate, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and follow me.

And as He went along, He saw Levi the son of Alpheus, sitting at the receit of custom, and saith unto him, Follow me: and he rose up and followed Him.

After these things He went out and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the custom-house, and said to him, Follow me:

And He said to another, Follow me: but he said, Lord, permit me to go first and bury my father:

The day following Jesus had a mind to go out into Galilee, and meeting with Philip, saith unto him, Follow me.

If any man would serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: and if any one serve me, him will my Father honour.

Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he stay till I come, what is it to thee? Follow thou me.

I will

(for they were fishermen,) and Jesus said unto them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men:

as were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Be not afraid, from henceforth thou shalt be a captor of men.

And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; that is, to those, who are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law:

Be it so, that I did not burden you myself, yet, may some say, being crafty I over-reached you by subtilty.

General references

Then said Peter, Behold, we have quitted all, and followed Thee.

but God hath chosen things that are foolish in the eye of the world to put it's wise men to confusion; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the mighty;