10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”[a]

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  1. Luke 5:10 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women

10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners.

Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid;(A) from now on you will fish for people.”

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The Parable of the Net

47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is (A)like a net that was thrown into the sea and (B)gathered fish of every kind.

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The Parable of the Net

47 “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds(B) of fish.

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19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you (A)fishers of men.”[a]

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  1. Matthew 4:19 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women

19 “Come, follow me,”(A) Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”

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And wherever the river goes,[a] every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea[b] may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. 10 Fishermen will stand beside the sea. From (A)Engedi to (B)Eneglaim it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of (C)the Great Sea.[c]

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  1. Ezekiel 47:9 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Targum; Hebrew the two rivers go
  2. Ezekiel 47:9 Hebrew lacks the waters of the sea
  3. Ezekiel 47:10 That is, the Mediterranean Sea; also verses 15, 19, 20

Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live.(A) 10 Fishermen(B) will stand along the shore; from En Gedi(C) to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets.(D) The fish will be of many kinds(E)—like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.(F)

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17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become (A)fishers of men.”[a]

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  1. Mark 1:17 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women

17 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”

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They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. (A)And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

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So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

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23 As for Titus, he is (A)my partner and fellow worker for your benefit. And as for our brothers, they are messengers[a] of the churches, the glory of Christ.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 8:23 Greek apostles

23 As for Titus,(A) he is my partner(B) and co-worker(C) among you; as for our brothers,(D) they are representatives of the churches and an honor to Christ.

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And they were all (A)filled with the Holy Spirit and began (B)to speak in other tongues (C)as the Spirit gave them utterance.

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All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit(A) and began to speak in other tongues[a](B) as the Spirit enabled them.

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  1. Acts 2:4 Or languages; also in verse 11

14 Simon, (A)whom he named Peter, and (B)Andrew his brother, and (C)James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,

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14 Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,

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A Mother's Request

20 (A)Then (B)the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and (C)kneeling before him she asked him for something.

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A Mother’s Request(A)

20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons(B) came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down,(C) asked a favor of him.

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27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, (A)“Take heart; it is I. (B)Do not be afraid.”

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27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage!(A) It is I. Don’t be afraid.”(B)

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21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

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21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John.(A) They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,

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