Matthew 4:19

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And He said to them, 'Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.'

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  • Mark 1:17-18 : 17 Jesus said to them, 'Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.' 18 Immediately, they left their nets and followed him.
  • Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
  • John 12:26 : 26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. And where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
  • Mark 2:14 : 14 As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And Levi got up and followed him.
  • Luke 5:27 : 27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. He said to him, "Follow Me."
  • Luke 9:59 : 59 He said to another man, 'Follow me.' But the man replied, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'
  • John 1:43 : 43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, He said to him, 'Follow Me.'
  • Luke 5:10-11 : 10 And so were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on, you will fish for people." 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything, and followed Him.
  • John 21:22 : 22 Jesus said to him, 'If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!'
  • 1 Cor 9:20-22 : 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law, I became like one under the law, even though I myself am not under the law, to win those under the law. 21 To those without the law, I became like one without the law (not being without God’s law but under the law of Christ), to win those without the law. 22 To the weak, I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all possible means I might save some.
  • 2 Cor 12:16 : 16 But be that as it may, I did not burden you. Rather, being crafty, I caught you with deceit.
  • Matt 19:21 : 21 Jesus replied, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
  • Ezek 47:9-9 : 9 Every living creature that swarms wherever the river goes will live. There will be many fish because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows, everything will live. 10 Fishermen will stand along its shores; from En Gedi to En Eglaim, there will be places to spread nets. The fish will be of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea, very numerous.
  • Matt 8:22 : 22 But Jesus told him, 'Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.'
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

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  • Mark 1:16-20
    5 verses
    96%

    16 As Jesus was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

    17 Jesus said to them, 'Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.'

    18 Immediately, they left their nets and followed him.

    19 When he had gone a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

    20 Immediately, he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired workers and followed him.

  • Matt 4:17-18
    2 verses
    89%

    17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.'

    18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

  • Matt 4:20-22
    3 verses
    87%

    20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

    21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them.

    22 And immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

  • Luke 5:9-11
    3 verses
    81%

    9 For amazement had seized him and all those with him because of the catch of fish they had taken.

    10 And so were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on, you will fish for people."

    11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything, and followed Him.

  • Luke 5:4-7
    4 verses
    78%

    4 When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch."

    5 Simon answered, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing. But at Your word, I will let down the net."

    6 When they had done this, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

    7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

  • John 1:42-43
    2 verses
    78%

    42 Then he brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, 'You are Simon son of Jonah. You will be called Cephas' (which when translated is Peter).

    43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, He said to him, 'Follow Me.'

  • Matt 9:9
    78%

    9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

  • John 21:6
    77%

    6 He said to them, 'Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.' So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because of the large number of fish.

  • John 21:3
    77%

    3 Simon Peter said to them, 'I am going fishing.' They said to him, 'We will come with you.' So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

  • Mark 2:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13 And again, Jesus went out beside the sea, and the crowd came to him, and he was teaching them.

    14 As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And Levi got up and followed him.

  • John 21:10
    76%

    10 Jesus said to them, 'Bring some of the fish you have just caught.'

  • John 1:37-39
    3 verses
    75%

    37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.

    38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, 'What do you want?' They said, 'Rabbi' (which means Teacher), 'where are you staying?'

    39 He said to them, 'Come, and you will see.' So they went and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day. It was about the tenth hour.

  • Mark 1:36
    74%

    36 Simon and his companions went to look for him,

  • Luke 5:27-28
    2 verses
    74%

    27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. He said to him, "Follow Me."

    28 So Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

  • Matt 8:19
    74%

    19 Then a scribe came and said to Him, 'Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.'

  • Luke 9:57
    74%

    57 As they were traveling along the road, someone said to him, 'I will follow you wherever you go.'

  • Mark 3:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called those He wanted, and they came to Him.

    14 He appointed twelve so that they might be with Him, and He might send them out to preach.

  • Matt 8:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22 But Jesus told him, 'Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.'

    23 Then He got into the boat, and His disciples followed Him.

  • John 21:19
    73%

    19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, 'Follow me.'

  • Luke 5:2
    72%

    2 He saw two boats moored by the lake. The fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

  • Matt 19:27
    72%

    27 Then Peter answered him, "See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?"

  • Mark 10:28
    72%

    28 Then Peter spoke up, 'We have left everything to follow you!'

  • Matt 16:24
    72%

    24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

  • Luke 18:28
    72%

    28 Peter said, 'Look, we have left all we had to follow you.'

  • Mark 8:34
    72%

    34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.'

  • Mark 1:38
    71%

    38 Jesus replied, 'Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also, for that is why I have come.'

  • Matt 19:2
    71%

    2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

  • Matt 17:27
    71%

    27 But so that we do not cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.

  • Matt 14:29
    71%

    29 Jesus said, 'Come.' Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

  • Matt 28:19
    71%

    19 'Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,'

  • Mark 1:29
    70%

    29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the house of Simon and Andrew.