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Matthew 4:19–20

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And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
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From verse 19

  1. Mark 1:17–18Rank 1 from verse 19
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    17And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

    18And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

  2. John 12:26Rank 2 from verse 19
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    26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

  3. Matthew 16:24Rank 3 from verse 19
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    24¶ Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

  4. Luke 9:59Rank 4 from verse 19
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    59And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

  5. John 1:43Rank 5 from verse 19
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    43¶ The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

  6. John 21:22Rank 6 from verse 19
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    22Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

  7. Luke 5:27Rank 7 from verse 19
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    27¶ And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.

  8. Mark 2:14Rank 8 from verse 19
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    14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

  9. Luke 5:10–11Rank 9 from verse 19
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    10And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

    11And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

  10. Matthew 19:21Rank 10 from verse 19
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    21Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

  11. 1 Corinthians 9:20–22Rank 11 from verse 19
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    20And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

    21To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

    22To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

  12. Ezekiel 47:9–10Rank 12 from verse 19
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    9And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.

    10And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim; 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.

  13. Matthew 8:22Rank 13 from verse 19
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    22But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

  14. Matthew 9:9Rank 14 from verse 19
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    9¶ And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

  15. 2 Corinthians 12:16Rank 15 from verse 19
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    16But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

From verse 20

  1. Mark 10:28–31Rank 1 from verse 20
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    28¶ Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

    29And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,

    30But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

    31But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

  2. Matthew 19:27Rank 2 from verse 20
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    27¶ Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

  3. 1 Kings 19:21Rank 3 from verse 20
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    21And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

  4. Luke 18:28–30Rank 4 from verse 20
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    28Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.

    29And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,

    30Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

  5. Psalms 119:60Rank 5 from verse 20
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    60I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

  6. Galatians 1:16Rank 6 from verse 20
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    16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

  7. Matthew 10:37Rank 7 from verse 20
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    37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

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Matthew 4:19

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Matthew 4:20

COMBINED MEANING

left

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Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of leave: departed, abandoned, allowed to remain, or caused to remain. Sense 2: The direction or side opposite the right.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

nets

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Sense 1: Open-meshed devices used for catching. Sense 2: By figure, snares or traps.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

4:19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

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

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4:21And 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.

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

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