Matthew 4:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁹ And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ And He said to them, Come after Me [as disciples–letting Me be your Guide], follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men!

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁹ “Come, follow me,” he said, “and I’ll show you how to fish for people.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Matthew 4:19 Cross References

John 12:26

Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

Luke 9:59

To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

John 21:22

Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!”

John 1:43

The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”

Luke 5:27

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax-collection station, and he said to him, “Follow me.”

Mark 2:14

As he was walking along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax-collection station, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”

Matthew 9:9

As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax-collection station, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.

Matthew 8:22

But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

2 Corinthians 12:16

Be that as it may, I did not burden you. But, crafty person that I am, did I take you in by deceit?

Matthew 4:18

As he walked 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 fishers.

Matthew 4:20

Immediately they left their nets and followed him.