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Tuesday, September 9th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Tyndale New Testament
Mark 1:17
And Iesus sayde vnto them: folowe me and I will make you fisshers of men.
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Follow me,”
“Follow me,”
King James Version (1611)
And Iesus said vnto them, Come ye after me; and I will make you to become fishers of men.
And Iesus said vnto them, Come ye after me; and I will make you to become fishers of men.
King James Version
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
English Standard Version
And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men."
And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men."
New American Standard Bible
And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will have you become fishers of people."
And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will have you become fishers of people."
New Century Version
Jesus said to them, "Come follow me, and I will make you fish for people."
Jesus said to them, "Come follow me, and I will make you fish for people."
Amplified Bible
And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me [as My disciples, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher and walking the same path of life that I walk], and I will make you fishers of men."
And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me [as My disciples, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher and walking the same path of life that I walk], and I will make you fishers of men."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."
And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."
Legacy Standard Bible
And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."
And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."
Berean Standard Bible
"Come, follow Me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."
"Come, follow Me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."
Contemporary English Version
Jesus said to them, "Come with me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish."
Jesus said to them, "Come with me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish."
Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you into fishers for men!"
Yeshua said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you into fishers for men!"
Darby Translation
And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you become fishers of men;
And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you become fishers of men;
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you a different kind of fishermen. You will bring in people, not fish."
Jesus said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you a different kind of fishermen. You will bring in people, not fish."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Iesus said vnto them, Folow me, and I will make you to be fishers of men.
Then Iesus said vnto them, Folow me, and I will make you to be fishers of men.
George Lamsa Translation
And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Good News Translation
Jesus said to them, "Come with me, and I will teach you to catch people."
Jesus said to them, "Come with me, and I will teach you to catch people."
Lexham English Bible
And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you become fishers of people."
And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you become fishers of people."
Literal Translation
And Jesus said to them, Come after Me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
And Jesus said to them, Come after Me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
American Standard Version
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
Bible in Basic English
And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men."
Yeshua said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men."
International Standard Version
Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishermen of people!"
Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishermen of people!"
Etheridge Translation
And Jeshu said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of the sons of men.
And Jeshu said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of the sons of men.
Murdock Translation
And Jesus said to them: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
And Jesus said to them: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iesus saide vnto them: Folowe me, and I wyll make you to become fysshers of men.
And Iesus saide vnto them: Folowe me, and I wyll make you to become fysshers of men.
English Revised Version
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
World English Bible
Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men."
Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers) And Jesus said to them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers) And Jesus said to them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Weymouth's New Testament
"Come and follow me," said Jesus, "and I will make you fishers for men."
"Come and follow me," said Jesus, "and I will make you fishers for men."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jhesus seide to hem, Come ye aftir me; Y schal make you to be maad fisscheris of men.
And Jhesus seide to hem, Come ye aftir me; Y schal make you to be maad fisscheris of men.
Update Bible Version
And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus said to them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
And Jesus said to them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
New English Translation
Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people."
Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people."
New King James Version
Then Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."
Then Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."
New Living Translation
Jesus called out to them, "Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!"
Jesus called out to them, "Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!"
New Life Bible
Jesus said to them, "Follow Me. I will make you fish for men!"
Jesus said to them, "Follow Me. I will make you fish for men!"
New Revised Standard
And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you fish for people."
And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you fish for people."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and Jesus said unto them - Come after me, and I will make you become fishers of men;
and Jesus said unto them - Come after me, and I will make you become fishers of men;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus said to them: Come after me; and I will make you to become fishers of men.
And Jesus said to them: Come after me; and I will make you to become fishers of men.
Revised Standard Version
And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you become fishers of men."
And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you become fishers of men."
Young's Literal Translation
and Jesus said to them, `Come ye after me, and I shall make you to become fishers of men;'
and Jesus said to them, `Come ye after me, and I shall make you to become fishers of men;'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iesus sayde vnto the: Folowe me, and I wil make you fysshers of me.
And Iesus sayde vnto the: Folowe me, and I wil make you fysshers of me.
Mace New Testament (1729)
(for they were fishers) and Jesus said to them, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
(for they were fishers) and Jesus said to them, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus hollered over to 'em and said, "Ride with me and I'll teach you how to gather cowboys."
Jesus hollered over to 'em and said, "Ride with me and I'll teach you how to gather cowboys."
Contextual Overview
14 After Iohn was taken Iesus came in to Galile preachinge the gospell of the kyngdome of God 15 and sayinge: the tyme is come and the kyngdome of God is at honde repent and beleve the gospell. 16 As he walked by the see of Galile he sawe Simon and Andrew his brother castinge nettes into ye see for they were fysshers. 17 And Iesus sayde vnto them: folowe me and I will make you fisshers of men. 18 And strayght waye they forsoke their nettes and folowed him. 19 And when he had gone a lytell further thence he sawe Iames the sonne of zebede and Ihon his brother even as they were in the shyppe mendinge their nettes. 20 And anone he called them. And they leeft their father zebede in the shippe with his hyred servauntes and went their waye after him. 21 And they entred into Capernau: and streight waye on ye Saboth dayes he entred in to ye synagoge and taught. 22 And they merveled at his learninge. For he taught them as one that had power with him and not as the Scribes.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
fishers: Ezekiel 47:10, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 4:20, Luke 5:10, Acts 2:38-41
Reciprocal: Matthew 10:2 - Simon Matthew 13:47 - a net Matthew 19:27 - we have forsaken Mark 2:14 - Follow me
Cross-References
Acts 13:47
For so hath the Lorde comaunded vs: I have made ye a light to the getyls yt thou be salvacio vnto ye ende of ye worlde.
For so hath the Lorde comaunded vs: I have made ye a light to the getyls yt thou be salvacio vnto ye ende of ye worlde.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Jesus said unto them, come ye after me,.... Leave your worldly employments, and become my disciples,
and I will make you to become fishers of men: which will be a much more excellent and honourable employment, as men, and the souls of men, are more excellent, and of more worth than fishes;
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the notes at Matthew 4:18-22.
