King James Bible
"And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Jesus issues a direct call to Simon Peter and Andrew while they cast nets into the Sea of Galilee. The imperative "Follow me" demands immediate discipleship—abandoning their current livelihood to learn from and imitate Christ. This mirrors rabbinic tradition where disciples physically followed their teachers to absorb their teaching and way of life. Christ promises to transform their existing skills into spiritual purpose, using their familiar occupation as a metaphor for evangelism. Rather than catching fish for temporal sustenance, they will "catch" people for eternal life—drawing them into God's kingdom. This reframes their identity from laborers to apostolic missionaries.