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Mark 1:18
18At once they left their nets and followed him.
Mark 1:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They immediately left their nets and followed Him.
- New Living Translation (NLT)And they left their nets at once and followed him.
Context of Mark 1:18
16As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 17“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. 19When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. 20Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
Read all of Mark 1Mark 1:18 word by word
καὶ εὐθὺς ἀφέντες τὰ δίκτυα ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Mark 1:18
- Mark 10:28Then Peter spoke up, “We have left everything to follow you!”
- Matthew 19:27Peter answered him, “We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”
- Luke 5:11So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.
- Luke 14:33In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
- Luke 18:28Peter said to him, “We have left all we had to follow you!”
- Philippians 3:8What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ
Commentaries on Mark 1:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-20Verses 16-20 See the notes at Matthew 4:18-22.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-22Verses 14-22 Jesus began to preach in Galilee, after that John was put in prison. If some be laid aside, others shall be raised up, to carry on the same work. Observe the great truths Christ preached. By repentance we give glory to our Creator whom we have offended; by faith we give glory to our Redeemer who came to save us from our sins. Christ has joined these two together, and let no man think to put them asunder. Christ puts honour upon those who…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-20The call of the two pairs of brothers (Simon and Andrew, and James and John) came after they had already met Jesus earlier (John 1:35–42).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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