Matthew 4:18

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And Iesus, walkyng by the sea of Galilee, sawe two brethren, Simon (which was) called Peter, and Andrewe his brother, castyng a nette into the sea, (for they were fysshers.)

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  • John 1:40-42 : 40 One of the two which hearde Iohn speake, & folowed hym, was Andrewe, Simon Peters brother. 41 The same founde his brother Simon first, and sayth vnto hym: We haue founde Messias, which is by interpretation, the annoynted. 42 And brought hym to Iesus. And Iesus behelde hym, and sayde: Thou art Simon the sonne of Iona, thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, a stone.
  • Matt 10:2 : 2 The names of the twelue Apostles are these. The first, Simon, whiche is called Peter, and Andrewe his brother, Iames, the sonne of Zebedee, & Iohn his brother,
  • Matt 15:29 : 29 And Iesus went from thence, and came nye vnto the sea of Galilee, and went vp into a mountayne, and sate downe there.
  • Luke 6:14 : 14 (Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrewe his brother: Iames and Iohn, Philip and Barthelmewe,
  • Matt 1:16-18 : 16 Iacob begat Ioseph, the husband of Marie, of who was borne Iesus, that is called Christe. 17 And so, all the generations from Abraham to Dauid, are fourteene generations: and from Dauid vntyll the carying away into Babylo, are fourteene generations: and fro the carying away into Babylon vnto Christe, are fourteene generations. 18 The birth of Iesus Christe was on this wise. When as his mother Marie was betrouthed to Ioseph (before they came together) she was founde with chylde of the holy ghost.
  • Matt 16:18 : 18 And I say also vnto thee, that thou art Peter, and vpon this rocke I wyll buylde my congregation: And the gates of hell shall not preuayle agaynst it.
  • John 6:1 : 1 After these thynges, Iesus went his waye ouer the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
  • John 6:8 : 8 One of his disciples, Andrewe, Simo Peters brother, sayth vnto hym:
  • John 21:1 : 1 Afterward dyd Iesus shew him selfe againe to his disciples, at the sea of Tiberias. And on this wyse shewed he hym selfe.
  • 1 Cor 1:27-29 : 27 But God hath chosen the foolyshe thynges of the worlde, to confounde the wise: And God hath chosen the weake thynges of the worlde, to confounde thynges which are myghtie: 28 And vnnoble thynges of the worlde, & thinges which are despysed, hath God chosen, yea and thinges which are not, to bryng to naught thynges that are: 29 That no fleshe shoulde reioyce in his presence.
  • Mark 1:16-20 : 16 As he walked by the sea of Galilee, he sawe Simon, and Andrewe his brother, castyng nettes into the sea (for they were fysshers.) 17 And Iesus saide vnto them: Folowe me, and I wyll make you to become fysshers of men. 18 And strayghtway they forsoke their nettes, and folowed hym. 19 And when he had gone a litle further thence, he saw Iames the sonne of Zebedee, and Iohn his brother, which also were in the shippe, mendyng their nettes. 20 And anone he called them: And they lefte their father Zebedee in the shippe with the hired seruauntes, and folowed hym.
  • Mark 7:31 : 31 And he departed agayne from the coastes of Tyre and Sidon, & came vnto the sea of Galilee, through the middes of the coastes of the ten cities.
  • Luke 5:1-9 : 1 It came to passe, that when ye people preassed vpon hym, to heare the worde of God, he stoode by the lake of Genezareth, 2 And sawe two shippes stande by the lakes syde: But the fisshermen were gone out of them, and were wasshyng their nettes. 3 And he entred into one of the shippes, which pertayned to Simon, and prayed hym that he woulde thrust out, a litle from the lande: And he sate downe, and taught the people out of the shippe. 4 When he had left speakyng, he sayde vnto Simon: Launche out into the deepe, and let slip your nettes, to make a draught. 5 And Simon aunswered, and sayde vnto hym: Maister, we haue laboured all nyght, and haue taken nothyng: Neuerthelesse, at thy commaundement I wyll loose foorth the nette. 6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fisshes: But their nette brake. 7 And they beckened vnto their felowes, which were in the other shippe, that they shoulde come, and helpe them. And they came, and fylled both the shippes, that they suncke agayne. 8 When Simon Peter sawe this, he fell downe at Iesus knees, saying: Lorde, go from me, for I am a sinfull man. 9 For he was vtterly astonyed, and all that were with hym, at the draught of fisshes, which they had taken. 10 And so was also Iames and Iohn the sonnes of Zebedee, whiche were parteners with Simon. And Iesus sayde vnto Simon: Feare not, from hencefoorth thou shalt catch men. 11 And when they had brought vp their boates to the shore, they forsoke all, and folowed hym.
  • Exod 3:1 : 1 Moyses kept the sheepe of Iethro his father in lawe, priest of Madian: and he droue the flocke to the backesyde of the desert, aud came to the mountayne of God Horeb.
  • Exod 3:10 : 10 Come thou therfore, and I wyll sende thee vnto Pharao, that thou mayest bryng my people the chyldren of Israel out of Egypt.
  • Num 34:11 : 11 And the coast shall go downe from Sepham to Ribla on the east syde of Ain: And the same border shall descend and go out at the side of the sea of Cenereth eastwarde.
  • Deut 3:17 : 17 The playne also, and Iordane, and the coast therof, from Cenereth, euen vnto the sea which is in the playne, euen the salt sea vnder the springes of the hyll, eastwarde.
  • Judg 6:11-12 : 11 And the angel of the Lorde came and sate vnder an Oke which was in Ephrah, that parteyned vnto Ioas the father of the Esrites: And his sonne Gedeon threshed wheat by the wyne presse, to hyde it from the Madianites. 12 And the angel of the Lorde appeared vnto him, and said vnto him: The Lord is with thee, thou mightie man.
  • 1 Kgs 19:19-21 : 19 So he departed thence, & found Elisa the sonne of Saphat plowing, & hauing twelue yocke of oxen before him, and he with the twelue: And Elias went by him, and cast his mantle vpon him. 20 And he left the oxen, and ranne after Elias, and sayde: Let me I pray thee kysse my father and my mother, & then I will folowe thee. He sayde vnto him: Go backe againe, for what is it that I haue done to thee? 21 And when he went backe againe from him, he toke a couple of oxen, and slue them, and dressed the fleshe with the instrumentes of the oxen, and gaue vnto the people, and they dyd eate: And then he arose and went after Elias, and ministred vnto him.
  • Ps 78:70-72 : 70 He chose also Dauid his seruaunt: and toke hym away from the sheepefoldes. 71 As he was folowing the ewes great with young he toke hym: that he might feede Iacob his people, and Israel his inheritaunce. 72 So he fed them according to the simplicitie of his heart: and guided them by the discretion of his handes.
  • Amos 7:14-15 : 14 Then aunswered Amos, and sayde to Amazia, I was no prophete, neither was I a prophetes sonne: but I was an heardeman, and a gatherer of wilde figges. 15 And the Lorde toke me as I folowed the flocke, and the Lord sayde vnto me, Go, prophecie vnto my people Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 1:16-20
    5 verses
    95%

    16As he walked by the sea of Galilee, he sawe Simon, and Andrewe his brother, castyng nettes into the sea (for they were fysshers.)

    17And Iesus saide vnto them: Folowe me, and I wyll make you to become fysshers of men.

    18And strayghtway they forsoke their nettes, and folowed hym.

    19And when he had gone a litle further thence, he saw Iames the sonne of Zebedee, and Iohn his brother, which also were in the shippe, mendyng their nettes.

    20And anone he called them: And they lefte their father Zebedee in the shippe with the hired seruauntes, and folowed hym.

  • Matt 4:19-22
    4 verses
    89%

    19And he saith vnto them: Folowe me, and I wyl make you fysshers of men.

    20And they strayghtwaye lefte their nettes, and folowed hym.

    21And when he was gone foorth from thence, he sawe other two brethren, Iames, the sonne of Zebedee, & Iohn his brother, in the shippe with Zebedee their father, mendyng their nettes, and he called them.

    22And they immediatly, left the shippe and their father, and folowed hym.

  • Luke 5:1-11
    11 verses
    81%

    1It came to passe, that when ye people preassed vpon hym, to heare the worde of God, he stoode by the lake of Genezareth,

    2And sawe two shippes stande by the lakes syde: But the fisshermen were gone out of them, and were wasshyng their nettes.

    3And he entred into one of the shippes, which pertayned to Simon, and prayed hym that he woulde thrust out, a litle from the lande: And he sate downe, and taught the people out of the shippe.

    4When he had left speakyng, he sayde vnto Simon: Launche out into the deepe, and let slip your nettes, to make a draught.

    5And Simon aunswered, and sayde vnto hym: Maister, we haue laboured all nyght, and haue taken nothyng: Neuerthelesse, at thy commaundement I wyll loose foorth the nette.

    6And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fisshes: But their nette brake.

    7And they beckened vnto their felowes, which were in the other shippe, that they shoulde come, and helpe them. And they came, and fylled both the shippes, that they suncke agayne.

    8When Simon Peter sawe this, he fell downe at Iesus knees, saying: Lorde, go from me, for I am a sinfull man.

    9For he was vtterly astonyed, and all that were with hym, at the draught of fisshes, which they had taken.

    10And so was also Iames and Iohn the sonnes of Zebedee, whiche were parteners with Simon. And Iesus sayde vnto Simon: Feare not, from hencefoorth thou shalt catch men.

    11And when they had brought vp their boates to the shore, they forsoke all, and folowed hym.

  • John 21:6-8
    3 verses
    79%

    6And he saith vnto them: Cast out the net on the ryght syde of the shippe, and ye shall fynde. They cast out therefore, and anone they were not able to drawe it for the multitude of fisshes.

    7Then sayde the disciple, whom Iesus loued, vnto Peter: It is the Lord. Whe Simon Peter hearde that it was the Lorde, he gyrde his coate vnto him (for he was naked) and sprang into the sea.

    8The other disciples came by shippe, (for they were not farre from lande, but as it were two hundred cubites) And they drewe the net with fisshes.

  • John 21:2-4
    3 verses
    79%

    2There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas which is called Didymus, and Nathanael, of Cana in Galilee, and the sonnes of Zebedee, & two other of his disciples.

    3Simon Peter saith vnto them, I wyl go a fisshyng. They say vnto hym: We also wyll go with thee. They wet their way, and entred into a shippe immediatly, & that nyght caught they nothyng.

    4But when the mornyng was nowe come, Iesus stoode on the shore: Neuerthelesse, the disciples knewe not that it was Iesus.

  • John 1:39-43
    5 verses
    78%

    39He sayeth vnto them: come and see. They came, and sawe where he dwelt, and abode with hym that day: For it was about the tenth houre.

    40One of the two which hearde Iohn speake, & folowed hym, was Andrewe, Simon Peters brother.

    41The same founde his brother Simon first, and sayth vnto hym: We haue founde Messias, which is by interpretation, the annoynted.

    42And brought hym to Iesus. And Iesus behelde hym, and sayde: Thou art Simon the sonne of Iona, thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, a stone.

    43The day folowyng, Iesus woulde go into Galilee, & founde Philip, and sayth vnto hym, folowe me.

  • Matt 10:2
    78%

    2The names of the twelue Apostles are these. The first, Simon, whiche is called Peter, and Andrewe his brother, Iames, the sonne of Zebedee, & Iohn his brother,

  • Luke 6:14
    78%

    14(Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrewe his brother: Iames and Iohn, Philip and Barthelmewe,

  • Mark 2:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13And he went againe vnto the sea: and all the people resorted vnto him, and he taught them.

    14And as Iesus passed bye, he sawe Leui the sonne of Alphee, sittyng at the receipt of custome, and sayde vnto hym: folowe me. And he arose, and folowed hym.

  • Matt 4:17
    76%

    17From that tyme, Iesus began to preache, and to saye: Repent, for the kyngdome of heauen is at hande.

  • John 21:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10Iesus saith vnto them: Bryng of the fisshe which ye haue nowe caught.

    11Simon Peter went vp, and drewe the net to the lande, full of great fisshes, an hundred and fiftie and three: And for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

  • Matt 9:9
    76%

    9And as Iesus passed foorth from thence, he sawe a man, named Matthewe, syttyng at the receipte of custome: & he sayth vnto hym, folowe me. And he arose, and folowed hym.

  • Mark 1:29
    75%

    29And foorthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entred into the house of Simon, and Andrewe, with Iames, and Iohn.

  • Mark 3:18
    74%

    18And Andrewe, and Philip, and Bartholomewe, and Matthewe, and Thomas, and Iames the sonne of Alphee, and Thaddeus, and Simon Cananite,

  • Matt 17:27
    74%

    27Notwithstandyng, lest we shoulde offende them, go thou to the sea, and cast an angle, and take the fisshe that first commeth vp: and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt fynde a peece of twenty pence: that take, and geue it vnto them for me, and thee.

  • Mark 1:36
    73%

    36And Simon, & they that were with hym, folowed after hym:

  • Luke 8:22
    73%

    22And it came to passe on a certayne day, that he went into a shippe, and his disciples also: and he sayde vnto them, Let vs go ouer vnto the other syde of the lake.

  • Luke 5:27
    73%

    27After these thynges, he went foorth, & sawe a publicane named Leui, sittyng at the receipt of custome: and he sayde vnto hym, folowe me.

  • Mark 6:48
    73%

    48And he sawe them troubled in rowyng (for the wynde was contrary vnto them:) And about the fourth watche of the nyght, he came vnto them, walking vppon the sea, and woulde haue passed by them.

  • John 1:37
    73%

    37And the two disciples hearde hym speake, and they folowed Iesus.

  • Mark 4:1
    73%

    1And he began agayne to teache by the sea syde: And ther gathered vnto hym much people, so greatly, that he entred into a shippe, and sate in the sea: and all the people was by the sea syde on the shore:

  • Matt 14:29
    73%

    29And he sayde: come. And when Peter was come downe out of the shippe, he walked on the water, to go to Iesus.

  • Mark 3:13
    72%

    13And he went vp into a mountayne, & called vnto him whom he woulde: and they came vnto hym.