Mark 1:18

And immediately, having left their nets, they followed Him.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 to be fishers of men.

19And going forth thence a little, He saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, themselves also in a ship mending their nets,

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Cross References

Mark 10:28Peter began to say to Him, Behold, we have left all things, and followed thee.

Luke 14:33Thus then every one of you who does not consecrate all his possessions, is not able to be my disciple.

Philippians 3:8Yes truly, I even counted all things loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom I suffer the loss of all things, and I consider them but excrements, 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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