Mark 1:20

and immediately He called them. And having left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired hands, they departed after Him.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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

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,

21And they come into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath, He was teaching in the synagogue.

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Cross References

Matthew 8:21And another of His disciples said to Him, Lord, permit me first to go away and bury my father.

Mark 10:29Jesus said, Truly I say unto you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, on account of me and the gospel,

2 Corinthians 5:16So that we from now know no man after the flesh: if indeed we have known Christ after the flesh, but we now know him no more.

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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