Mark 1:18

Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.

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In The King James Version

And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

In Context

17Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.”

19Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

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Cross References

Mark 10:28Peter began to tell him, “Behold, we have left all and have followed you.”

Luke 14:33So therefore, whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.

Philippians 3:8Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ

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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