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The Book of Mark, Chapter 1, Verse 17

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Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
King James Version
And Jesus said unto them, ‹Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.›
American Standard Version
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
New English Translation
Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
World English Bible
Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men."
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And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
19
And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
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And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
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And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
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And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
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And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
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Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
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And Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‹Hold thy peace, and come out of him.›
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And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
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And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine [is] this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.