Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
New American Standard Bible
And He *said to them,
King James Version
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"Follow me," he told them, "and I will make you fishers of people!"
A Conservative Version
And he says to them, Come behind me, and I will make you fishermen of men.
Amplified
And He said to them,
An Understandable Version
And He said to them, "Come with me, and I will make you fishermen for people."
Anderson New Testament
And he said to them: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Common New Testament
And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Daniel Mace New Testament
and he said to them, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men:
Darby Translation
and he says to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Godbey New Testament
And He says to them, Follow after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Goodspeed New Testament
He said to them, "Come and follow me, and I will make you fish for men!"
John Wesley New Testament
And he saith to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Julia Smith Translation
And he says to them, Come after me, and I will make you the fishermen of men.
King James 2000
And he said unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to them, "{Follow me} and I will make you fishers of people."
Modern King James verseion
And He said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said unto them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Moffatt New Testament
so he said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fish for men."
Montgomery New Testament
"Come, follow me," said Jesus, "And I will make you fishers of men."
NET Bible
He said to them, "Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people."
New Heart English Bible
And he said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men."
Noyes New Testament
And he saith to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Sawyer New Testament
And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishermen of men.
The Emphasized Bible
and he saith unto them, Come after me, - and I will make you fishers, of men.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he saith to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Come and follow me," Jesus said, "and I will set you to fish for men."
Webster
And he saith to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Weymouth New Testament
And He said to them, "Come and follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Williams New Testament
He said to them, "Come! Follow me, and I will make you fishermen for catching men."
World English Bible
He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men."
Worrell New Testament
And He saith to them, "Come after Me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Worsley New Testament
and He saith unto them, Come with me, and I will make you fishers of men:
Youngs Literal Translation
and he saith to them, 'Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'
Themes
Andrew » A personal worker » Responded immediately when called
Call » To special religious duty » Apostles
Christian ministers » Called » Fishers of men
Faith » Instances of faith in Christ » Peter
Faith » Instances of faith in Christ » Andrew
Following » The reward for following jesus Christ
Galilee » Sea (lake) of galilee » Jesus calls disciples on the shore of
Topics
Interlinear
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 4:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
18 And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left the nets, and followed him.
Names
Cross References
Mark 1:17-18
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
Mark 2:14
And as he passed by, he saw Levi the'son of Alphaeus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
Luke 5:10-11
and so were also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
Luke 5:27
And after these things he went forth, and beheld a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me.
Luke 9:59
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
John 1:43
On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me.
John 12:26
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.
John 21:22
Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me.
1 Corinthians 9:20-22
And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
2 Corinthians 12:16
But be it so, I did not myself burden you; but, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
Ezekiel 47:9-10
And it shall come to pass, that every living creature which swarmeth, in every place whither the rivers come, shall live; and there shall be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters are come thither, and the waters of the sea'shall be healed, and everything shall live whithersoever the river cometh.
Matthew 8:22
But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
Matthew 9:9
And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
Matthew 16:24
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Matthew 19:21
Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.