Mark 1:18

And straightway they forsooke their nets, and folowed him.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

In Context

17Then Iesus said vnto them, Folow me, and I will make you to be fishers of men.

19And when hee had gone a litle further thence, he sawe Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, and Iohn his brother, as they were in the ship, mending their nets.

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Cross References

Mark 10:28Then Peter began to say vnto him, Loe, we haue forsaken all, and haue folowed thee.

Luke 14:33So likewise, whosoeuer hee be of you, that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

Philippians 3:8Yea, doubtlesse I thinke all thinges but losse for the excellent knowledge sake of Christ Iesus my Lord, for whome I haue counted all things losse, and doe iudge them to bee dongue, that I might winne 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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