Mark 1:17

Contemporary English Version 1995

Jesus said to them, “Follow me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish.”

Cross References

Luke 5:10

His partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were surprised too. Jesus told Simon, “Don't be afraid! From now on you will bring in people instead of fish.”

Ezekiel 47:10

From En-Gedi to Eneglaim, people will fish in the sea and dry their nets along the coast. There will be as many kinds of fish in the Dead Sea as there are in the Mediterranean Sea.

Mark 1:16

As Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were fishermen and were casting their nets into the lake.

Mark 1:18

Right then the two brothers dropped their nets and went with him.