Mark 1:17 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁷ And Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me and I will make you fishermen for people.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And Jesus said to them, Come after Me and be My disciples, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ “Come, follow me,” he said, “and I’ll show you how to fish for people.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men."

Mark 1:17 Cross References

Luke 5:10

Simon’s partners James and John, sons of Zebedee, were also amazed. So, Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will catch people.”

Mark 1:16

And while walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, Jesus saw Simon [i.e., Peter] and his brother Andrew casting their net in the lake, for they were fishermen.

Mark 1:18

So, they left their nets immediately and became His followers.