Mark 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Mark 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.”

Mark 1:16 — World English Bible

Mark 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea; for they were fishers.”

Mark 1:16 — American Standard Version

Mark 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And, walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea, for they were fishers,”

Mark 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, [Simon's] brother, casting out a net in the sea, for they were fishers.”

Mark 1:16 — Darby Translation

Mark 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And as he walked by the sea of Galile, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, (for they were fishers.)”

Mark 1:16 — Geneva Bible

Mark 1:16 in Context — Mark 1

14 Mas después que Juan fué encarcelado, Jesús vino á Galilea predicando el evangelio del reino de Dios,

15 Y diciendo: El tiempo es cumplido, y el reino de Dios está cerca: arrepentíos, y creed al evangelio.

16 Y pasando junto á la mar de Galilea, vió á Simón, y á Andrés su hermano, que echaban la red en la mar; porque eran pescadores.

17 Y les dijo Jesús: Venid en pos de mí, y haré que seáis pescadores de hombres.

18 Y luego, dejadas sus redes, le siguieron.

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What Does Mark 1:16 Mean?

Mark 1:16 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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