Mark 1:18
and immediately leaving their nets, they followed him.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
In Context
17And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will appoint you to be fishers of men:
Cross References
Mark 10:28And Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
Luke 14:33So then, every one of you who will not part with all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.
Philippians 3:8Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the transcendently excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but as offals of ordure, 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 →