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Matthew 4:19
KJ21
And He said unto them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
ASV
And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
AMP
And He 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.”
AMPC
And He said to them, Come after Me [as disciples—letting Me be your Guide], follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men!
BRG
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
CSB
“Follow me,” he told them, “and I will make you fish for people.”
CEB
“Come, follow me,” he said, “and I’ll show you how to fish for people.”
CJB
Yeshua said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men!”
CEV
Jesus said to them, “Follow me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish.”
DARBY
and he says to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
DLNT
And He says to them, “Come after Me and I will make you fishermen of people”.
DRA
And he saith to them: Come ye after me, and I will make you to be fishers of men.
ERV
Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you a different kind of fishermen. You will bring in people, not fish.”
EASY
Jesus said to them, ‘Come with me and be my disciples. Then I will teach you how to catch people, instead of fish.’
EHV
He said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
ESV
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
ESVUK
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
EXB
Jesus said, “Come ·follow me [be my disciples], and I will ·make you [teach you how to] ·fish for people [T fishers of men].”
GNV
And he said unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
GW
Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me! I will teach you how to catch people instead of fish.”
GNT
Jesus said to them, “Come with me, and I will teach you to catch people.”
HCSB
“Follow Me,” He told them, “and I will make you fish for people!”
ICB
Jesus said, “Come follow me. I will make you fishermen for men.”
ISV
“Follow me,” he told them, “and I will make you fishers of people!”
PHILLIPS
While he was walking by the lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (Peter) and Andrew, casting their large net into the water. They were fishermen, so Jesus said to them, “Follow me and I will teach you to catch men!”
JUB
And he said unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
KJV
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
AKJV
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
LSB
And He *said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
LEB
And he said to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of people.”
TLB
Jesus called out, “Come along with me and I will show you how to fish for the souls of men!”
MSG
Walking along the beach of Lake Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers: Simon (later called Peter) and Andrew. They were fishing, throwing their nets into the lake. It was their regular work. Jesus said to them, “Come with me. I’ll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I’ll show you how to catch men and women instead of perch and bass.” They didn’t ask questions, but simply dropped their nets and followed.
MEV
And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
MOUNCE
And he said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
NOG
Yeshua said to them, “Come, follow me! I will teach you how to catch people instead of fish.”
NABRE
He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
NASB
And He *said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people.”
NASB1995
And He *said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
NCB
He said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
NCV
Jesus said, “Come follow me, and I will make you fish for people.”
NET
He said to them, “Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”
NIRV
“Come and follow me,” Jesus said. “I will send you out to fish for people.”
NIV
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
NIVUK
‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will send you out to fish for people.’
NKJV
Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
NLV
Jesus said to them, “Follow Me. I will make you fish for men!”
NLT
Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
NMB
And he said to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
NRSVA
And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.’
NRSVACE
And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.’
NRSVCE
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.”
NRSVUE
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.”
NTFE
“Follow me!” said Jesus. “I’ll make you fish for people!”
OJB
And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says, Come, follow me, and I will make you daiyagei adam (fishers of men).
RGT
And He said to them, “Follow Me. And I will make you fishers of men.”
RSV
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
RSVCE
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
TLV
And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
VOICE
Jesus: Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.
WEB
He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”
WE
Jesus said to them, `Come with me. The work I will give you will be to catch people.'
WYC
And he said to them, Come ye after me, and I shall make you to be made fishers of men.
YLT
and he saith to them, `Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'
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