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Matthew 4:19-21
English Standard Version
Matthew 4:19-21
English Standard Version
19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you (A)fishers of men.”[a] 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 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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- Matthew 4:19 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women
Matthew 4:19-21
New International Version
Matthew 4:19-21
New International Version
19 “Come, follow me,”(A) Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.(B)
21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John.(C) They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
Matthew 4:19-21
King James Version
Matthew 4:19-21
King James Version
19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
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.
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