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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]
Anulus piscatoris of Pope Leo XIII.. The Ring of the Fisherman (Latin: Anulus piscatoris; Italian: Anello Piscatorio), also known as the Piscatory Ring, is an official part of the regalia worn by the pope, who according to Catholic theology is the head of the Catholic Church and successor of Saint Peter, who was a fisherman by trade.
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]
Gregory the Great: "Or otherwise; The Holy Church is likened to a net, because it is given into the hands of fishers, and by it each man is drawn into the heavenly kingdom out of the waves of this present world, that he should not be drowned in the depth of eternal death. This net gathers of every kind of fishes, because the wise and the ...
The term is derived from Matthew 4:19 from the New Testament, in which Jesus tells two fishermen that he will make them "fishers of men". [5] Cult leader David Berg extrapolated from this that women in his movement should be "flirty fishers" (also called "bait" or "fisherwomen"). The targeted men were called "fish".
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.