Mark 1:17

17 " Come, follow me," he said, " and I'll show you how to fish for people."

Mark 1:17 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 1:17

And Jesus said unto them, come ye after me
Leave your worldly employments, and become my disciples,

and I will make you to become fishers of men:
which will be a much more excellent and honourable employment, as men, and the souls of men, are more excellent, and of more worth than fishes; (See Gill on Matthew 4:19).

Mark 1:17 In-Context

15 saying, "Now is the time! Here comes God's kingdom! Change your hearts and lives, and trust this good news!"

16 As Jesus passed alongside the Galilee Sea, he saw two brothers, Simon and Andrew, throwing fishing nets into the sea, for they were fishermen.

17 "Come, follow me," he said, "and I'll show you how to fish for people."

18 Right away, they left their nets and followed him.

19 After going a little farther, he saw James and John, Zebedee's sons, in their boat repairing the fishing nets.