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    "Fishers of men" (Greek: ἁλιεῖς ἀνθρώπων, 'fishermen of men', from ὁ ἁλιεύς, 'seaman, fisherman', and ὁ/ἡ ἄνθρωπος, 'man, human being, woman') is a phrase...
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    boat, a symbolism derived from the tradition that the apostles were "fishers of men" (Mark 1:17). The Fisherman's Ring is a signet used until 1842 to seal...
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  • will make them "fishers of men". Cult leader David Berg extrapolated from this that women in his movement should be "flirty fishers" (also called "bait"...
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    archetype of the Piscean. Moreover, the twelve apostles were called the "fishers of men", early Christians called themselves "little fishes", and a code word...
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  • called The Fishers of Men. Haddix's inspiration for Leaving Fishers was a newspaper article she had written about a local church that was accused of being...
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    Gospel of Matthew and its Readers: A Historical Introduction to the First Gospel. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2003. "Fishers of Men." A Dictionary...
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    fishermen Simon Peter and Andrew. He has called them to join him as "fishers of men," and in this verse the pair take up his offer. The original Koine Greek...
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    make you fishers for men." For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 4:19 The phrase "fishers of men," also at Mark 1:17, is one of the most...
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    "and I will make you fishers of men." At once they left their nets and followed him. The Gospel of Luke reports the call by the Sea of Galilee too, but along...
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    increase and strengthen the faith of the apostles; 2. to teach the apostles and their successors that they, as fishers of men, would be exposed to many persecutions...
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