Mark 1:17

WEB

¹⁷Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.”

KJV

¹⁷And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

BSB

¹⁷“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

FBV

¹⁷“Come and follow me,” he told them, “and I will have you fishing for people.”

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Extra References

Luke 5:10

¹⁰and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive.”

Matthew 4:19-20

¹⁹He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”

²⁰They immediately left their nets and followed him.

³⁸Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.” ⁴⁰With many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”

⁴¹Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

Ezekiel 47:10

¹⁰It will happen that fishermen will stand by it. From En Gedi even to En Eglaim will be a place for the spreading of nets. Their fish will be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceedingly many.