Mark 1:17

Webster's Bible (1833)

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

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  • Matt 4:19-20 : 19 He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men." 20 They immediately left their nets and followed him.
  • Luke 5:10 : 10 and 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."
  • Acts 2:38-41 : 38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself." 40 With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!" 41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
  • Ezek 47:10 : 10 It shall happen, that fishermen shall stand by it: from En Gedi even to En Eglaim shall be a place for the spreading of nets; their fish shall be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

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  • Matt 4:17-22
    6 verses
    96%

    17From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."

    18Walking by the sea of Galilee, he{TR reads "Jesus" instead of "he"} saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

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

    20They immediately left their nets and followed him.

    21Going 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. He called them.

    22They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.

  • Mark 1:15-16
    2 verses
    89%

    15and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Gospel."

    16Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea, for they were fishermen.

  • Mark 1:18-20
    3 verses
    87%

    18Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.

    19Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

    20Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

  • Luke 5:9-11
    3 verses
    82%

    9For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had caught;

    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."

    11When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.

  • John 21:10
    78%

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

  • John 1:42-43
    2 verses
    78%

    42He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas" (which is by interpretation, Peter).

    43On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, "Follow me."

  • John 21:6
    78%

    6He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." They cast it therefore, and now they weren't able to draw it in for the multitude of fish.

  • Luke 5:2-7
    6 verses
    78%

    2He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

    3He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

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

    5Simon answered him, "Master, we worked all night, and took nothing; but at your word I will let down the net."

    6When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.

    7They beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came, and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.

  • John 21:3
    77%

    3Simon Peter said to them, "I'm going fishing." They told him, "We are also coming with you." They immediately went out, and entered into the boat. That night, they caught nothing.

  • John 1:37-39
    3 verses
    76%

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

    38Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, "What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi" (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), "where are you staying?"

    39He said to them, "Come, and see." They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.{4:00 PM.}

  • Matt 9:9
    76%

    9As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, "Follow me." He got up and followed him.

  • Mark 2:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13He went out again by the seaside. All the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

    14As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he arose and followed him.

  • Mark 3:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13He went up into the mountain, and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.

    14He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach,

  • Luke 5:27-28
    2 verses
    74%

    27After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, "Follow me!"

    28He left everything, and rose up and followed him.

  • Mark 1:36-38
    3 verses
    73%

    36Simon and those who were with him followed after him;

    37and they found him, and told him, "Everyone is looking for you."

    38He said to them, "Let's go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this reason I came forth."

  • Matt 17:27
    73%

    27But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin.{A stater is a silver coin equivalent to four Attic or two Alexandrian drachmas, or a Jewish shekel: just exactly enough to cover the half-shekel Temple Tax for two people.} Take that, and give it to them for me and you."

  • Luke 9:57
    73%

    57As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, "I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord."

  • Matt 8:19
    72%

    19A scribe came, and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

  • Matt 16:24
    72%

    24Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

  • Mark 1:29
    71%

    29Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

  • John 21:13
    71%

    13Then Jesus came and took the bread, gave it to them, and the fish likewise.

  • Matt 14:29
    71%

    29He said, "Come!" Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

  • Matt 8:23
    71%

    23When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.

  • John 21:8
    71%

    8But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits{200 cubits is about 100 yards or about 91 meters} away), dragging the net full of fish.

  • Mark 8:34
    71%

    34He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

  • Mark 10:28
    71%

    28Peter began to tell him, "Behold, we have left all, and have followed you."

  • John 21:19
    71%

    19Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, "Follow me."