What does Mark 1:17 mean?

Mark 1:17 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Mark 1:17 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

16Now 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.

17And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

18And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

19And 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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