Matthew 4:20

And immediately, leaving their nets, they followed Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

In Context

19And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says, Come, follow me, and I will make you daiyagei adam (fishers of men).

21And having gone on from there, he saw two other achim, Ya'akov Ben Zavdai and Yochanan his brother, in the sirah (boat) with Zavdai their father, repairing their nets, and he summoned them.

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Cross References

Psalms 119:60I made haste, 1 and delayed not to be shomer over Thy mitzvot. 1

Matthew 19:27Then Kefa said in reply to him, Hinei! We have left everything and followed you + 19:27 as Moshiach! Where does that leave us?

Luke 18:28And Kefa said, Hinei, we have left everything to follow you.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 4:19-23

Christ Calls Peter, Andrew, James, and John. 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22… Read the whole commentary →

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