Mark 1:17

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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

Cross References

Ezekiel 47:10

People will stand fishing beside the sea from En-gedi to En-eglaim; it will be a place for the spreading of nets; its fish will be of a great many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.

Mark 1:16

As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers.

Mark 1:18

And immediately they left their nets and followed him.

Luke 5:10

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.”