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Where is “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” in the Bible?
“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” is Matthew 4:19. Jesus says it to two fishermen, Simon Peter and his brother Andrew, beside the Sea of Galilee.
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The verse, who says it, and what it means there.
In the Bible
It is Matthew 4:19.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Jesus says it to two fishermen, Simon Peter and his brother Andrew, beside the Sea of Galilee.
The verse
He said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.”
Matthew 4:19 · open the chapter →
What it means there
They were casting a net when he called them. He gives them a new catch: people. They left their nets at once and went with him (Matthew 4:20).
Also in the Bible
Jesus told them, “Come after me, and I will make you into fishers of people.”
Mark 1:17 · open the chapter →
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Where is “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” in the Bible?
“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” is Matthew 4:19. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Jesus says it to two fishermen, Simon Peter and his brother Andrew, beside the Sea of Galilee.
Is “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Matthew 4:19, and also Mark 1:17. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 4:19 reads: “He said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.””
Who said “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men”?
Jesus says it to two fishermen, Simon Peter and his brother Andrew, beside the Sea of Galilee.
What does “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” mean in the Bible?
They were casting a net when he called them. He gives them a new catch: people. They left their nets at once and went with him (Matthew 4:20).
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