“And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
King James Version (KJV)
4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach - He had preached before, both to Jews and Samaritans, #John 4:41,45|. But from this time begin his solemn stated preaching. Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand - Although it is the peculiar business of Christ to establish the kingdom of heaven in the hearts of men, yet it is observable, he begins his preaching in the same words with John the Baptist: because the repentance which John taught still was, and ever will be, the necessary preparation for that inward kingdom. But that phrase is not only used with regard to individuals in whom it is to be established, but also with regard to the Christian Church, the whole body of believers. In the former sense it is opposed to repentance; in the latter the Mosaic dispensation.
4:18 #Mark 1:16; Luke 5:1|.
Mt 4:19 Follow me. Already disciples, they were now called to preparation for apostleship.
And he saith vnto them, Follow mee: and I will make you fishers of men.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
And He *said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
- Basic English Bible
and he says to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
- Darby Bible
And he saith to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
- Webster's Bible
And He said to them, "Come and follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
- Weymouth Bible
He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men."
- World English Bible
And he seide to hem, Come ye aftir me, and Y shal make you to be maad fisscheris of men.
- Wycliffe Bible
and he saith to them, `Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'
- Youngs Literal Bible