Mark 1:18

And immediately leaving their nets, they followed him.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 to become fishers of men.

19And going on from thence a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were mending their nets in the ship:

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Cross References

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

Luke 14:33So likewise every one of you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth, cannot be my disciple.

Philippians 3:8Furthermore I count all things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord; for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but as dung, 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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