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Fishers of Men
A phrase Jesus used when He called disciples who were fishermen on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. It likens the work of bringing people to God to catching fish and appears in Matthew 4:19 and Mark 1:17.
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- Feeding of the Five ThousandBible
The Feeding of the Five Thousand is the miracle in which Jesus Christ fed a crowd of about five thousand men, not counting women and children, with five loaves of bread and two fish. It is recorded in all four Gospels.
- AndrewPeople
Andrew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, the brother of Simon Peter, and a fisherman from Galilee. The Gospel of John portrays him as a former disciple of John the Baptist who followed Jesus and brought Peter to Him.
Verses in the King James Version 2, showing 2
- Matthew 4:19
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
- Mark 1:17
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
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