Mark 1:17

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Mark 1:17 - Amplified Bible

And Jesus said to them, Come after Me {and} be My disciples, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

Mark 1:17 - American Standard Version

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

Mark 1:17 - Bible in Basic English

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

Mark 1:17 - Darby Bible

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

Mark 1:17 - English Standard Version

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men."

Mark 1:17 - King James Version

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

Mark 1:17 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y Jesùs les dijo: Seguidme, y yo haré que seáis pescadores de hombres.

Mark 1:17 - The Message

Mark 1:17 - New American Standard Bible

And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."

Mark 1:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y Jesùs les dijo: "Vengan conmigo, y Yo haré que ustedes sean pescadores de hombres."

Mark 1:17 - World English Bible

Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men."

Mark 1:17 - Young's Living Translation

and Jesus said to them, `Come ye after me, and I shall make you to become fishers of men;`

Mark 1:17 - Additional Comments

I wonder how much they heard of this. I expect they heard "follow me", and didn't pay much attention to the "and I will make you fishers of men". What could that mean? It is obvious to us, but may not have been to them. It meant they would become disciple makers. What is a disciple maker? See John 13:34-35.
But what an interesting promise. It was not a promise of the great benefits they would gain, but the great things they would give. Should this be how we preach the gospel - "Follow Jesus, and you will see the great benefit you can have in other people's lives." Jesus met each person where they were at. Apparently Peter and Andrew were spiritual and mature enough that Jesus could speak to them at this level.
Jesus probably had quite a following already, but he needed special followers - the men who would become his apostles.
Jesus would reiterate this same request at the end of His ministry on the earth, in Matt 28:19 - ""Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations". We may not have been called to be an apostle, but we are all called to be disciple makers. We are all called to bring people to Jesus, and to teach them how to follow Him. Jesus may have spoken those words directly to Peter and Andrew but today He wants the same of us - "follow Me and I will make you fishers of men". Are you involved in others' lives?

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