Matthew 4:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.”

Matthew 4:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 4:18 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Matthew 4:18 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Matthew 4:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.”

Matthew 4:18 — World English Bible

Matthew 4:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers.”

Matthew 4:18 — American Standard Version

Matthew 4:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea--for they were fishers--”

Matthew 4:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 4:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers;”

Matthew 4:18 — Darby Translation

Matthew 4:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Iesus walking by the sea of Galile, sawe two brethren, Simon, which was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers.)”

Matthew 4:18 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 4:18 in Context — Matthew 4

16 El pueblo asentado en tinieblas, vió gran luz; y á los sentados en región y sombra de muerte, luz les esclareció.

17 Desde entonces comenzó Jesús á predicar, y á decir: Arrepentíos, que el reino de los cielos se ha acercado.

18 Y andando Jesús junto á la mar de Galilea, vió á dos hermanos, Simón, que es llamado Pedro, y Andrés su hermano, que echaban la red en la mar; porque eran pescadores.

19 Y díceles: Venid en pos de mí, y os haré pescadores de hombres.

20 Ellos entonces, dejando luego las redes, le siguieron.

Read the full chapter: Matthew 4 →

What Does Matthew 4:18 Mean?

Matthew 4:18 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free