Matthew 4:19
Strong's Lexicon
“Come, follow
Δεῦτε (Deute)
Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1205: Come hither, come, hither, an exclamatory word. From deuro and an imperative form of eimi; come hither!

ὀπίσω (opisō)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3694: Behind, after; back, backwards. From the same as opisthen with enclitic of direction; to the back, i.e. Aback.

Me,
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

[Jesus] said
λέγει (legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

I will make
ποιήσω (poiēsō)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

you
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

fishers
ἁλιεῖς (halieis)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 231: A fisherman. From hals; a sailor, i.e. a fisher.

of men.
ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Come, follow Me, Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith to them, ‘Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“Follow Me ,” He told them, “and I will make you fish for people! ”

New American Standard Bible
And He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."

King James Bible
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people."

New Living Translation
Jesus called out to them, "Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!"

English Standard Version
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

New American Standard Bible
And He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."

King James Bible
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Follow Me," He told them, "and I will make you fish for people!"

International Standard Version
"Follow me," he told them, "and I will make you fishers of people!"

NET Bible
He said to them, "Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people."

American Standard Version
And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

English Revised Version
And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith to them, 'Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'
















Cross References
Ezekiel 47:10
And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

Matthew 4:18
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

Matthew 4:20
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Matthew 4:16
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

Matthew 4:21
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

Matthew 4:22
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
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