Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.”
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Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.”
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And Iesus sayde vnto them: folowe me and I will make you fisshers of men.
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Then Iesus said vnto them, Folow me, and I will make you to be fishers of men.
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Passages linked to Mark 1:17 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Luke 5:10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive.”
- Matthew 4:19-20 He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.” They immediately left their nets and followed him.
- Acts 2:38-41 Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.” With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!” Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
- Ezekiel 47:10 It will happen, that fishermen will stand by it. From En Gedi even to En Eglaim will be a place for the spreading of nets. Their fish will be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceedingly many.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after…
17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
Ver. 17. {See Trapp on "Mat 4:19"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Jesus said unto them, come ye after me,....…
And Jesus said unto them, come ye after me,.... Leave your worldly employments, and become my disciples,
and I will make you to become fishers of men: which will be a much more excellent and honourable employment, as men, and the souls of men, are more excellent, and of more worth than fishes; See Gill on Mat 4:19.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Mar 1:17-20. Come, and I will make you fishers…
Mar 1:17-20. Come, and I will make you fishers of men — I will enable you to draw them into my true church by the net of my gospel. And straightway — Upon his call; leaving their nets, they followed him — From this time they forsook their employ, and constantly attended him. Happy they who follow Christ at the first call! When he had gone thence, he saw James — See on Mat 4:21. Mending their nets, which they had washed, Luk 5:2. The Greek word, καταρτιζοντας, here rendered mending, or refitting, signifies also preparing, or making.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 1:17 Mark uses Jesus’ invitation—Come, follow me (1:20; 8:34)—and…
1:17 Mark uses Jesus’ invitation—Come, follow me (1:20; 8:34)—and the expression “to follow him” (1:18; 2:14-15; 3:7; 5:24) to indicate what it means to be a Christian (see “Following Jesus” Theme Note).
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