Mark 1:20

And he called them: and immediately they left Zebedee their father in the ship, with the hired servants, and went after him.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 as he passed on a little, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in a ship, and mending their nets.

21And when they entered Capernaum, he immediately taught on the sabbath in their synagogues.

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Cross References

Matthew 8:21And another of his disciples said to him: My Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

Mark 10:29Jesus answered and said: Verily I say to you, There is no man that leaveth houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or wife or children, for my sake, and for the sake of my tidings,

2 Corinthians 5:16And therefore, we know no person after the flesh: and if we have known the Messiah after the flesh, yet henceforth we 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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