19He said to them, |Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.|


In Context

16 the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned.|

17 From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, |Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.|

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

20 They immediately left their nets and followed him.

21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.

Matthew 4:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:19"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:19And he saith to them: Come ye after me, and I will make you to be fishers of men.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:19And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:19and he says to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:19And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:19And he saith to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:19and he saith to them, 'Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:19And he said to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.