King James Version (KJV)

Mark 1:17

“And Jesus said unto them, ‹Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.›”

Verse in context — Mark 1

15

And saying, ‹The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.›

16

Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

17

And Jesus said unto them, ‹Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.›

18

And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

19

And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.

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