Mark 1:20

20 And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.

Mark 1:20 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 1:20

And straightway he called them
As soon as he saw them; for he was looking out for them, having appointed them long before to the service he now called them to;

and they left their father Zebedee with the hired servants, and went
after him.
It might seem unnatural, had they left their father alone in the ship, to have taken the care and management of it, and therefore it is added, "with the hired servants"; who were hired for that purpose, to assist in mending the nets, and casting them, and managing the ship, and conducting it from place to place, and therefore were not to be charged with want of humanity; and such was the power that went along with Christ's call, that notwithstanding natural affection to their parents, and the gain they might get by these servants and their trade, they cheerfully quitted all, and followed Christ; (See Gill on Matthew 4:22).

Mark 1:20 In-Context

18 And they went straight from their nets, and came after him.

19 And going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat stitching up their nets.

20 And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.

21 And they came to Capernaum; and on the Sabbath he went into the Synagogue and gave teaching.

22 And they were full of wonder at his teaching, because he gave it as one having authority, and not like the scribes.