Mark 1:20

Jesus called them at once, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the crew, and went after 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

19Going on a little further, he saw James, Zebedee’s son, and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets.

21They walked to Capernaum. On the next Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.

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Cross References

Matthew 8:21“Master,” said another, who was a disciple, “let me first go and bury my father.”

Mark 10:29“I tell you,” said Jesus, “there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, for my sake and for the good news,

2 Corinthians 5:16For ourselves, then, from this time forward, we refuse to regard anyone from the world’s standpoint. Even if we once thought of Christ from the standpoint of the world, yet now 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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