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"I Shall Make You Fishers of Men"; a stained glass window at Kilmore Quay, Ireland "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 used in the gospels to describe the mandate given by Jesus to his first disciples.
The translation "fishers of men" is well known and used by most authors, but not wholly accurate in a modern context, inasmuch as the original Greek is gender neutral. [ citation needed ] Translators also prefer to avoid the word fisher , since fisherman has replaced it as the standard term in English, though in recent years fisher has gained ...
Cesáreo Gabaráin (16 May 1936 – 30 April 1991) was a Spanish Catholic priest and composer of liturgical songs such as Pescador de hombres (Fisher of Men).He received a Gold Record award in Spain, and his music is well known and sung by English- and Spanish-speaking people.
Two Lake Norman men, ... The men also were ordered in court last month to pay what King called “significant restitution and financial penalties,” including more than $333,000 in restitution to ...
The term is derived from Matthew 4:19 from the New Testament, in which Jesus tells two fishermen that he will make them "fishers of men". [5] Cult leader David Berg extrapolated from this that women in his movement should be "flirty fishers" (also called "bait" or "fisherwomen"). The targeted men were called "fish".
The couple’s 6,483-square-foot home graces the tip of a Lake Norman peninsula on Harbor Circle, off Kiser Island Road and N.C. 150 in Terrell, about 35 miles northwest of Charlotte.
Lake Norman is a man-made fresh water lake in southwest North Carolina. The largest lake in the state, it was created between 1959 and 1964 [1] as part of the construction of the Cowans Ford Dam by Duke Energy. Located in Iredell County, 15 miles north of Charlotte, Lake Norman State Park boasts the region's popular mountain biking trail system.
She placed first, seventh, and first in her next three events—on Lewisville Lake in Texas, Lake Norman in North Carolina, and Lake Dardanelle in Texas, respectively. She finished the season with 1,393 points, three more points than Tammy Richardson, the second-place angler.