Mark 1:18

And immediately they forsook their nets, and followed him.

Revised King James 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 make you fishers of men.

19And when he had gone a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat mending their nets.

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Cross References

Mark 10:28Then Peter said to him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed you.

Luke 14:33So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has, cannot be my disciple.

Philippians 3:8Furthermore, I count all things as loss compared to the excellency of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may win 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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