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Matthew 4:19
And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Matthew 4:19 · Bible in Basic English
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Matthew 4:19 in other translations
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”
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In context
16 The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.
17 From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
18 And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
19 And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And straight away they let go the nets and went after him.
21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come.
22 And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.
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