Purchase our high quality statue of Jesus as the fisherman with boat and net. On the front wave the verse "Come, follow me, and I will make you a fishers of men - Matthew 4:19" is inscribed. This is made of stone and resin and hand-painted. Jesus is commonly depicted as either a shepherd or a fisherman. He had just begun preaching in Galilee and met a couple of fishermen. He calls upon them to join him and he will “make you fishers of men”. This is one of the most well known lines in the entire New Testament, and the most important metaphor for evangelism. The image probably had an important role in the adoption of the Ichthys as a symbol of early Christianity. The reference has also often been moved from the disciples to Jesus, with him being called the "fisher of men".