Mark 1:18

18 At once they left their nets and followed him.

Mark 1:18 in Other Translations

18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him.

18 And they left their nets at once and followed him.

18 They didn't ask questions. They dropped their nets and followed.

18 And straightway they left the nets, and followed him.

18 They immediately left their nets and followed him.

18 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

18 At once they left their nets and followed him.

Mark 1:18 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 1:18

And straightway they forsook their nets
Which perhaps were their all; see ( Matthew 19:27 ) .

And followed him;
both in a corporeal and spiritual sense; (See Gill on Matthew 4:20).

Mark 1:18 In-Context

16 As 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.”

18 At once they left their nets and followed him.

19 When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets.

20 Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

Cross References

• 1. S Matthew 4:19