Mark 1:17

Easy To Read Version

Jesus said to them, “Come and follow me. I will make you \{a different kind of\} fishermen. You will work to gather people, \{not fish\}.”

Cross References

Ezekiel 47:10

You can see fishermen standing by the river all the way from En Gedi to En Eglaim. You can see them throwing their fishing nets and catching many kinds of fish. There are as many kinds of fish in the Dead Sea as there are in the Mediterranean Sea.

Mark 1:16

Jesus was walking by Lake Galilee. Jesus saw Simon {\cf2\super [10]} and Simon’s brother, Andrew. These two men were fishermen, and they were throwing a net into the lake to catch fish.

Mark 1:18

So Simon and Andrew left their nets and followed Jesus.

Luke 5:10

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were amazed too. (James and John worked together with Simon. {\cf2\super [89]})