# 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.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/follow-me-and-i-will-make-you-fishers-of-men
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/4#19) (Lumin Translation)

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.

## 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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/mark/1#17) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### 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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