# Fishers of Men Life of Jesus · Draft · BSB Content revision: f24723aa5ea52951 · No editorial review date recorded [Citation / readable page](https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/fishers-of-men/) [Open interactive map](https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/?event=fishers-of-men) [Markdown](https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/fishers-of-men/index.md) [JSON](https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/fishers-of-men/index.json) Date: Ministry in Galilee. A guided comparison of Gospel accounts, not a measured calendar or a claim that every parallel follows the same sequence. Jesus calls fishermen to follow him. Matthew and Mark describe them leaving their nets; Luke tells of an abundant catch, Peter’s response and the partners leaving their boats to become his followers. Luke places the catch after teaching from Simon’s boat and after earlier Capernaum scenes. The parallel readings invite comparison without proving that every detail occurred on a single reconstructed day. ## Primary Scripture [Matthew 4:18–22 (BSB)](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204%3A18%E2%80%9322&version=BSB) 4:18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 4:19 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” 4:20 And at once they left their nets and followed Him. 4:21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them, 4:22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him. [Mark 1:16–20 (BSB)](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201%3A16%E2%80%9320&version=BSB) 1:16 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 1:17 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” 1:18 And at once they left their nets and followed Him. 1:19 Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets. 1:20 Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him. [Luke 5:1–11 (BSB)](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%205%3A1%E2%80%9311&version=BSB) 5:1 On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God, 5:2 He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 5:3 Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat. 5:4 When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” 5:5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.” 5:6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear. 5:7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. 5:8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.” 5:9 For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 5:10 and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.” 5:11 And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him. ## Related Scripture [Jeremiah 16:14–16 · teaching](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2016%3A14%E2%80%9316&version=BSB) Jeremiah’s fishing image belongs to a different prophetic setting; compare the imagery without equating the two passages. ## Location evidence The accounts name the Sea of Galilee, also called Lake Gennesaret. The regional symbol does not identify a beach or plot the boats’ positions. Event map marker: Approximate region; \[longitude, latitude\] = \[35.59, 32.8\]. This is a teaching marker, not an exact event venue. Sea of Galilee: Approximate region. Coordinates \[longitude, latitude\]: \[35.59, 32.8\]. Classification source: editorial. Illustrative regional extent: \[\[35.5,32.69\],\[35.67,32.92\]\]; not a measured confidence interval. [Gospel setting; extent is an editorial illustration, not a boundary](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/4) [Gospel setting; extent is an editorial illustration, not a boundary](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/4) ## For the class What changes for the fishermen when Jesus calls them? ## Interpretation and reuse Narrative order is a reading arrangement, not a proven chronology. Dates retain their stated uncertainty. An identified locality does not establish the exact venue or prove an event. Region extents and routes are illustrative, not surveyed boundaries or ancient roads. Draft material has not completed editorial review. Record source: theographic (282) Record source: editorial Events and places adapted from Theographic Bible Metadata (github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata), CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Place coordinates from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Teaching stops, summaries and regional extents are original editorial content of this atlas. Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. https://berean.bible/licensing.htm [Use this atlas with AI / data documentation](https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/ai/)