Matthew 4:19

4:19 He said to them, “Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people.” ¹ 

Matthew 4:18

The Call of the Disciples

4:18 As ²  he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen). ³ 

[4:19]  ¹ tn The Greek term ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpos) is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, thus “people.”

[4:18]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[4:18]  ³ tn The two phrases in this verse placed in parentheses are explanatory comments by the author, parenthetical in nature.