Mark 1:18

and immediately, having left their nets, they followed Him.

Literal Standard Version

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 having gone on there a little, He saw James of Zebedee, and his brother John, and they were in the boat refitting the nets,

Read all of Mark 1

Cross References

Mark 10:28And Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we left all, and we followed You.”

Luke 14:33So, then, everyone of you who does not take leave of all that he himself has, is not able to be My disciple.

Philippians 3:8yes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I suffered loss of all things, and count them to be refuse, that I may gain Christ, and be found in Him,

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Mark 1:18