Mark 1:20

Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and 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

19Going on a little farther from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother as they were in the boat mending their nets.

21They went to Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and began teaching.

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Cross References

Matthew 8:21Then another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

Mark 10:29Jesus answered, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,

2 Corinthians 5:16So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, we no longer know him in that way.

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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