Matthew 4:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

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  • Mark 1:17-18 : 17 And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. 18 And they went straight from their nets, and came after him.
  • Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.
  • John 12:26 : 26 If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.
  • Mark 2:14 : 14 And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.
  • Luke 5:27 : 27 And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me.
  • Luke 9:59 : 59 And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
  • John 1:43 : 43 The day after this, Jesus had a desire to go into Galilee. He came across Philip and said to him, Come and be my disciple.
  • Luke 5:10-11 : 10 And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men. 11 And when they had got their boats to the land, they gave up everything and went after him.
  • John 21:22 : 22 Jesus said to him, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you? come yourself after me.
  • 1 Cor 9:20-22 : 20 And to the Jews I was as a Jew, so that I might give the good news to them; to those under the law I was the same, not as being myself under the law, but so that I might give the good news to those under the law. 21 To those without the law I was as one without the law, not as being without law to God, but as under law to Christ, so that I might give the good news to those without the law. 22 To the feeble, I was as one who is feeble, so that they might have salvation: I have been all things to all men, so that some at least might have salvation.
  • 2 Cor 12:16 : 16 But let it be so, that I was not a trouble to you myself; but (someone may say) being false, I took you with deceit.
  • Matt 19:21 : 21 Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.
  • Ezek 47:9-9 : 9 And it will come about that every living and moving thing, wherever their streams come, will have life; and there will be very much fish because these waters have come there and have been made sweet: and everything wherever the river comes will have life. 10 And fishermen will take up their places by it: from En-gedi as far as En-eglaim will be a place for the stretching out of nets; the fish will be of every sort, like the fish of the Great Sea, a very great number.
  • Matt 8:22 : 22 But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 1:16-20
    5 verses
    96%

    16 And going by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, the brother of Simon, putting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.

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

    18 And they went straight from their nets, and came after him.

    19 And going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat stitching up their nets.

    20 And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.

  • Matt 4:17-18
    2 verses
    89%

    17 From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.

    18 And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

  • Matt 4:20-22
    3 verses
    87%

    20 And straight away they let go the nets and went after him.

    21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come.

    22 And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.

  • Luke 5:9-11
    3 verses
    81%

    9 For he was full of wonder and so were all those who were with him, at the number of fish which they had taken;

    10 And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.

    11 And when they had got their boats to the land, they gave up everything and went after him.

  • Luke 5:4-7
    4 verses
    78%

    4 And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.

    5 And Simon, answering, said, Master, we were working all night and we took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets.

    6 And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;

    7 And they made signs to their friends in the other boat to come to their help. And they came, and the two boats were so full that they were going down.

  • John 1:42-43
    2 verses
    78%

    42 And he took him to Jesus. Looking at him fixedly Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; your name will be Cephas (which is to say, Peter).

    43 The day after this, Jesus had a desire to go into Galilee. He came across Philip and said to him, Come and be my disciple.

  • Matt 9:9
    78%

    9 And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.

  • John 21:6
    77%

    6 And he said to them, Let down the net on the right side of the boat and you will get some. So they put it in the water and now they were not able to get it up again because of the great number of fish.

  • John 21:3
    77%

    3 Simon Peter said to them, I am going fishing. They said to him, And we will come with you. They went out and got into the boat; but that night they took no fish.

  • Mark 2:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13 And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.

    14 And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.

  • John 21:10
    76%

    10 Jesus said to them, Get some of the fish which you have now taken.

  • John 1:37-39
    3 verses
    75%

    37 Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.

    38 And Jesus, turning round, saw them coming after him and said to them, What are you looking for? They said to him, Rabbi (which is to say, Master), where are you living?

    39 He said to them, Come and see. They went with him then and saw where he was living; and they were with him all that day: it was then about the tenth hour of the day.

  • Mark 1:36
    74%

    36 And Simon and those who were with him came after him.

  • Luke 5:27-28
    2 verses
    74%

    27 And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me.

    28 And giving up his business, he got up and went after him.

  • Matt 8:19
    74%

    19 And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.

  • Luke 9:57
    74%

    57 And when they were on the way, a certain man said to him, I will come after you wherever you go.

  • Mark 3:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13 And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him.

    14 And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers,

  • Matt 8:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22 But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.

    23 And when he had got into a boat, his disciples went after him.

  • John 21:19
    73%

    19 Now this he said, pointing out the sort of death by which he would give God glory. And after saying this, he said to him, Come after me.

  • Luke 5:2
    72%

    2 And he saw two boats by the edge of the water, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

  • Matt 19:27
    72%

    27 Then Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything and have come after you; what then will we have?

  • Mark 10:28
    72%

    28 Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything, and come after you.

  • Matt 16:24
    72%

    24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

  • Luke 18:28
    72%

    28 And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.

  • Mark 8:34
    72%

    34 And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.

  • Mark 1:38
    71%

    38 And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.

  • Matt 19:2
    71%

    2 And a great number went after him; and he made them well there.

  • Matt 17:27
    71%

    27 But, so that we may not be a cause of trouble to them, go to the sea, and let down a hook, and take the first fish which comes up; and in his mouth you will see a bit of money: take that, and give it to them for me and you.

  • Matt 14:29
    71%

    29 And he said, Come. And Peter got out of the boat, and walking on the water, went to Jesus.

  • Matt 28:19
    71%

    19 Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

  • Mark 1:29
    70%

    29 And when they came out of the Synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.