Mark 1:20

And anon (or at once) he called them; and they left Zebedee, their father, in the boat with (the) hired servants, and they (pur)sued him (or and they followed him).

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 he went forth from thence a little, and saw James of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in a boat making their nets.

21And they entered into Capernaum, and anon in the sabbaths (or and at once on the Sabbath), he went into the synagogue, and taught them.

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Cross References

1 Kings 19:20And he ran anon after Elijah, when the oxen were left, and said, I pray thee, kiss I my father and my mother, and so I shall follow thee. And Elijah said to him, Go thou, and turn again, for I have done to thee that that was mine (to do). (And leaving the oxen behind, Elisha ran at once after Elijah, and said, I pray thee, let me kiss my father and my mother good-bye, and then I shall follow thee. And Elijah said to him, Go thou, and return, for I have done to thee what was mine to do.)

Matthew 8:21Another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me to go first, and bury my father, (or Lord, first allow me to go, and bury my father).

Mark 10:29Jesus answered, and said, Truly I say to you (or I tell you the truth), there is no man that leaveth house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or fields for me and for the gospel,

2 Corinthians 5:16Therefore we from this time know no man after the flesh; though we (have) known Christ after the flesh, but now we know not.

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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