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.
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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
And 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. …
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)This passage of story fell, in order of time, before the two miracles we had in the close of the foregoing chapter, and is the same with that which was more briefly related by Matthew and Mark, of Christ’s calling Peter and Andrew to be fishers of men , Matt. 4:18 ; Mark 1:16 . They had not related this miraculous draught of fishes at that time, having only in view the calling of his disciples; bu…
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