Mark 1:20

Right away He called them, and leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men they followed Him.

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In The King James Version

And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

In Context

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

21Then they went into Capernaum. The very next Sabbath He entered the synagogue and began to teach.

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Cross References

Matthew 8:21Then a different one of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”

Mark 10:29In answer Jesus said: “I tell you assuredly, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields, for my sake and for that of the Gospel,

2 Corinthians 5:16So then, from now on we regard no one from a fleshly perspective—even if we have ‘known’ Christ in this way, we do so no longer —

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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