Parallel Verses

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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

New American Standard Bible

And He *said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

“Follow Me,” He told them, “and I will make you fish for people!”

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.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

And He said to them, Follow Me [as My disciples, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher and walking the same path of life that I walk], and I will make you fishers of men.”

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.

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,'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

he saith
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045


Usage: 0

δεῦτε 
Deute 
Usage: 3

me
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

I will make
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

you
ὑμᾶς 
Humas 
you, ye, for your sakes Trans, not tr,
Usage: 314

ἁλιεύς 
Halieus 
Usage: 3

Context Readings

Jesus Calls His First Disciples

18 And as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he saith to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 Then immediately quitting their nets they followed him.

Cross References

Mark 1:17-18

And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will appoint you to be fishers of men:

Mark 2:14

And passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the custom-house, and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him

Luke 5:10-11

as also on James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: henceforward thou shalt catch men.

Luke 5:27

And after these things he went out, and saw a farmer of the taxes, named Levi, sitting at the custom-house: and he said unto him, Follow me.

Luke 9:59

And he said to another, Follow me. And he said, Lord, permit me first to return home, and put my father in his grave.

John 1:43

The next day Jesus resolved to go into Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, Follow me.

John 12:26

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

John 21:22

Jesus saith to him, If I will that he abide till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

1 Corinthians 9:20-22

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

2 Corinthians 12:16

But admit it, I was not burdensome to you: but being crafty, I caught you with guile.

Matthew 8:22

And Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their own dead.

Matthew 9:9

And Jesus passing from thence, saw a man sitting at the custom house, called Matthew: and saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

Matthew 16:24

Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, If thou art desirous to be perfect, go, sell all thy substance, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

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