Matthew 4:19

In 9 translations

BSB

“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

KJV

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

WEB

He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”

ASV

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

LSV

and He says to them, “Come after Me, and I will make you fishers of men,”

YLT

and he saith to them, 'Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'

DBY

and he says to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

DRC

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

GNV

And he sayd vnto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου, καὶ ποιήσω ὑμᾶς ἁλιεῖς ἀνθρώπων.

RP2018

Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου, καὶ ποιήσω ὑμᾶς ἁλιεῖς ἀνθρώπων.

TR-Boyd

Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου, καὶ ποιήσω ὑμᾶς ἁλιεῖς ἀνθρώπων.

SCR1894

και λεγει αυτοις δευτε οπισω μου και ποιησω υμας αλιεις ανθρωπων

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Cross-references most cited first

• Mark 1:17–18“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
• John 12:26If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
• Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
• Luke 9:59Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• John 1:43The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
• Luke 5:27After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
• John 21:22Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
• Luke 5:10–11and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.” And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed…
• Mark 2:14As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
• Matthew 19:21Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
• 1 Corinthians 9:20–22To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law. To those without the law I became like one…
• Ezekiel 47:9–10Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish. Fishermen will…
• Matthew 8:22But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
• Matthew 9:9As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
• 2 Corinthians 12:16Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.

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