Mark 1:16-18
New King James Version
Four Fishermen Called as Disciples(A)
16 (B)And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 17 Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become (C)fishers of men.” 18 (D)They immediately left their nets and followed Him.
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Mark 1:16-18
English Standard Version
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
16 (A)Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become (B)fishers of men.”[a] 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
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- Mark 1:17 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women
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