Bible Timeline · The Life of Jesus

Fishers of Men

Approximately AD 27, lasting about 1 day. 21 verses describe this event, involving Jesus, Andrew, Simon, Zebedee, James.

Scripture

  • Matthew 4:18

    And 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.

  • Matthew 4:19

    And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

  • Matthew 4:20

    And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

  • Matthew 4:21

    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.

  • Matthew 4:22

    And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

  • Mark 1:16

    Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

  • Mark 1:17

    And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

  • Mark 1:18

    And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

  • Mark 1:19

    And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.

  • Mark 1:20

    And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

  • Luke 5:1

    And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

  • Luke 5:2

    And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

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