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Matthew 4:19-20 KJV
Matthew · chapter 4 · verses 19–20
19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.Matthew 4:19-20 · King James Version
Matthew 4:19-20 in context
17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
18And 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.
19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
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.
22And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
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Key words (Strong's)
- straightwayeutheōsstraightway, immediately, forthwithG2112 →
- followedakoloutheōto follow one who precedes, join him as his attendant, accompany him, to join one as a…G190 →
- fishershalieusa fisherman, fisherG231 →
- Followdeutecome hither, come here, come, interjection, come!, come now!G1205 →
- Followopisōback, behind, after, afterwards, of place things that are behind, of time afterG3694 →
- saithlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- makepoieōto make, with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc., to be…G4160 →
- leftaphiēmito send away, to bid going away or depart, of a husband divorcing his wife, to send…G863 →
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When Christ began to preach, he began to gather disciples, who should now be the hearers, and hereafter the preachers, of his doctrine, who should now be witnesses of his miracles, and hereafter concerning them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-22