Mark 1:18

And at once abandoning their nets, they followed him.

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In The King James Version

And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

In Context

17And Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

19And continuing on a little ways from there, he saw James of Zebedee and his brother John, and they were mending their nets in a boat.

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Cross References

Mark 10:28And Peter began to say to him, “Behold, we have left all things and have followed you.”

Luke 14:33Therefore, every one of you who does not renounce all that he possesses is not able to be my disciple.

Philippians 3:8Yet truly, I consider everything to be a loss, because of the preeminent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of everything, considering it all to be like dung, so that I may gain Christ,

Matthew Henry on Mark 1:15-23

The Opening of Christ's Ministry. 14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 16 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. 17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 18 And straightway they forsook their nets,… Read the whole commentary →

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