World English Bible
Mark 1:17
“Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.”
Verse in context — Mark 1
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and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.
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Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
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Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.
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Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
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Going 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.
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