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Matthew 4:19The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς Δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου, καὶ ποιήσω ὑμᾶς ἁλεεῖς ἀνθρώπων.
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Matthew 4:19The Bible in Living English
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19 and said to them “Come here after me, and I will make you fishers of men”;
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Matthew 4:19American Standard Version
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19 And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
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Matthew 4:19The Emphasized Bible
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19 and he saith unto them, Come after me,—And I will make you fishers of men.
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Matthew 4:19King James Version
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19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
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Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 4New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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fishers of men: A play on words based on the occupation of Simon and Andrew. It indicates that they would be “catching people alive” for the Kingdom. (Lu 5:10, ftn.) The implication may also be that, like fishing, disciple-making would be strenuous, labor-intensive work that required perseverance but sometimes produced few results.
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