Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
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Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
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And strayght waye they forsoke their nettes and folowed him.
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And straightway they forsooke their nets, and folowed him.
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Passages linked to Mark 1:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 19:27-30 Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything, and followed you. What then will we have?” Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life. But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.
- Mark 10:28-31 Peter began to tell him, “Behold, we have left all, and have followed you.” Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, but he will receive one hundred times more now in this time: houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and land, with persecutions; and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last; and the last first.”
- Luke 5:11 When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.
- Luke 14:33 So therefore whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.
- Luke 18:28-30 Peter said, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.” He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for God’s Kingdom’s sake, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.”
- Philippians 3:8 Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed…
18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
Ver. 18. {See Trapp on "Mat 4:20"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And straightway they forsook their nets,.... Which perhaps were…
And straightway they forsook their nets,.... Which perhaps were their all; see Mat 19:27.
And followed him; both in a corporeal and spiritual sense; See Gill on Mat 4:20.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Straightway leaving their nets, they followed him - From…
Straightway leaving their nets, they followed him - From this time they forsook their employ, and constantly attended him. Happy they who follow Christ at the first call!
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