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"I Shall Make You Fishers of Men"; a stained glass window at Kilmore Quay, Ireland "Fishers of men" (Greek: ἁλιεῖς ἀνθρώπων, 'fishermen of men', from ὁ ἁλιεύς, 'seaman, fisherman', and ὁ/ἡ ἄνθρωπος, 'man, human being, woman') is a phrase used in the gospels to describe the mandate given by Jesus to his first disciples.
The translation "fishers of men" is well known and used by most authors, but not wholly accurate in a modern context, inasmuch as the original Greek is gender neutral. [ citation needed ] Translators also prefer to avoid the word fisher , since fisherman has replaced it as the standard term in English, though in recent years fisher has gained ...
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." At once they left their nets and followed him. [7]
As Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea – for they were fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately, they left their nets and followed him. —
John Edwin Watts-Ditchfield (17 September 1861 – 14 July 1923) [1] was an eminent 20th century Anglican priest and distinguished author. [2]Educated at the Victoria University of Manchester [3] and ordained in 1891, [4] he began his career with a curacy at St Peter Highgate [5] after which he was Vicar of St James-the-Less, Bethnal Green. [6]
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Jerome: "In fulfilment of that prophecy of Jeremiah who said, I will send unto you many fishers, (Jer. 6:16.) when Peter and Andrew, James and John, heard the words, Follow me, I will make you fishers of men, they put together a net for themselves formed of the Old and New Testaments, and cast it into the sea of this world, and that remains ...
Cesáreo Gabaráin (16 May 1936 – 30 April 1991) was a Spanish Catholic priest and composer of liturgical songs such as Pescador de hombres (Fisher of Men).He received a Gold Record award in Spain, and his music is well known and sung by English- and Spanish-speaking people.