Parallel Verses
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.
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,
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
Jesus walked on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. There he saw Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother. They were fishermen.
19 And He *said to them,
Names
Cross References
Mark 1:17-18
Jesus said: Follow me and I will teach you to catch people.
Mark 2:14
He saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were collected. He said to him: Come with me. And he got up and went with him.
Luke 5:10-11
So were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon: Do not fear. From now on you will catch men.
Luke 5:27
After that he met a tax collector named Levi sitting at his place of business. He told him: Follow me.
Luke 9:59
He told another: Follow me. But he said: Lord first let me go bury my father.
John 1:43
The next day he was reminded to go into Galilee. There he found Philip. Jesus said to him, Follow me.
John 12:26
If you want to serve me follow me! My servant will be where I am and the Father will honor my servant.
John 21:22
Jesus said: If it is my will that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me.
1 Corinthians 9:20-22
To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews. To those under the Law, as under the Law, that I might gain those under the Law.
2 Corinthians 12:16
Just the same, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you by cunning.
Ezekiel 47:9-10
Wherever the river flows, there will be many fish and animals. The river will make the water in the Dead Sea fresh. Wherever the river flows, it will bring life.
Matthew 8:22
But Jesus said to him: Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
Matthew 9:9
Jesus moved on. He then saw Matthew seated at his work collecting taxes. He said to him: Follow me. He rose and followed him.
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus told his disciples: If any man wants to follow me (be mine), let him deny (disown) himself, and take up his stake and follow me (Greek: akoloutheo moi, let him be following me) (accompany me) (be in the same way with me).
Matthew 19:21
Jesus then replied: If you wish to be complete, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor. You will have wealth in heaven. Then follow me!