Mark 1:17-18

1:17 Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people.” ¹  1:18 They left their nets immediately and followed him. ² 

[1:17]  ¹ tn The Greek term ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpos) is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, thus “people.”

[1:18]  ² sn The expression followed him pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.