Mark 1:20

and, straightway, he called them,—and, leaving their father Zebedee in the boat, with the hired men, they came away after him.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 forward a little, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, and them who were in the boat putting in order the nets;

21And they journey into Capernaum. And, straightway, on the Sabbath, entering into the synagogue, he began teaching;

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Cross References

1 Kings 19:20and he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said—Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, that I may follow thee. And he said unto him,—Go, turn back, for what have I done to thee?

Matthew 8:21And, another of the disciples, saith unto him,—Lord! suffer me, first, to depart, and bury my father.

Mark 10:29Jesus said—Verily, I say unto you—There is, no one, who hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for the sake of me, and [for the sake of] the glad-message,

2 Corinthians 5:16So that, we, henceforth, know, no one, after the flesh: if we have even been gaining, after the flesh, a knowledge of 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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