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Matthew 4:20
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Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
So Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him.
And they straightway leauing the nets, folowed him.
And immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
Right then the two brothers dropped their nets and went with him.
At once they left their nets and went with him.
And they, having left their trawl-nets, immediately followed him.
Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him.
So they immediately left their nets and went after him.
At once they left their nets and went with him.
And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
And leaving the nets, they immediately followed Him.
And they straightway left the nets, and followed him.
And straight away they let go the nets and went after him.
They immediately left their nets and followed him.
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And they immediately forsook their nets and went after him.
And immediately, they left their nets, and went after him.
And they strayghtwaye lefte their nettes, and folowed hym.
And they straightway left the nets, and followed him.
They immediately left their nets, and followed him.
And straitway leaving the nets they followed him.
So they immediately left their nets and followed Him. As He went further on,
And anoon thei leften the nettis, and sueden hym.
And they immediately left the nets, and followed him.
And they immediately left [their] nets, and followed him.
They left their nets immediately and followed him.
They immediately left their nets and followed Him.
And they left their nets at once and followed him.
At once they left their nets and followed Him.
Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
And, they, straightway, leaving the nets, followed him.
And they immediately leaving their nets, followed him.
Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
And they strayght waye lefte their nettes and folowed hym.
and they, immediately, having left the nets, did follow him.
And they strayght waye lefte their nettes, and folowed hym.
so they immediately left their nets, and followed him.
They left the herd right there and rode off with him.
Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Matthew 10:37, Matthew 19:27, 1 Kings 19:21, Psalms 119:60, Mark 10:28-31, Luke 18:28-30, Galatians 1:16
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 19:20 - he left Isaiah 6:8 - Then Mark 1:17 - fishers Luke 5:11 - they forsook
Cross-References
And [later] she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept the flocks [of sheep and goats], but Cain cultivated the ground.
But Abel brought [an offering of] the [finest] firstborn of his flock and the fat portions. And the LORD had respect (regard) for Abel and for his offering;
but for Cain and his offering He had no respect. So Cain became extremely angry (indignant), and he looked annoyed and hostile.
Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he [lied and] said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
The LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's [innocent] blood is crying out to Me from the ground [for justice].
"And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's [shed] blood from your hand.
"When you cultivate the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength [it will resist producing good crops] for you; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond [roaming aimlessly] on the earth [in perpetual exile without a home, a degraded outcast]."
His brother's name was Jubal; he became the father of all those [musicians] who play the lyre and flute.
When the boys grew up, Esau was an able and skilled hunter, a man of the outdoors, but Jacob was a quiet and peaceful man, living in tents.
"You are of your father the devil, and it is your will to practice the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar and the father of lies and half-truths.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they straightway left their nets,.... That is, as soon as he had called them, they left their worldly employment, and followed him; they gave up themselves to his service, and became his disciples; they not only left their "nets", but their fishing boats, and fishing trade, and all that belonged to it, even all their substance; and also their relations, friends, and acquaintance, see
Matthew 19:27 which shows what a mighty power went along with the words and call of Christ; and what a ready, cheerful, and voluntary subjection this produces, wherever it takes place.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Straightway - Immediately - as all should do when the Lord Jesus calls them.
Left their nets - Their nets were the means of their living, perhaps all their property. By leaving them immediately, and following him, they gave every evidence of sincerity. They showed, what we should, that they were willing to forsake all for the sake of Jesus, and to follow him wherever he should lead them. They went forth to persecution and death for his sake; but also to the honor of saving souls from death, and establishing a church that shall continue to the end of time. Little did they know what awaited them when they left their unmended nets to rot on the beach, and followed the unknown and unhonored Jesus of Nazareth. So we know not what awaits us when we become his followers; but we should cheerfully go when our Saviour calls, willing to commit all into his hands - come honor or dishonor, sickness or health, riches or poverty, life or death. Be it ours to do our duty at once, and to commit the result to the great Redeemer who has called us. Compare Matthew 6:33; Matthew 8:21-22; John 21:21-22.
Follow him - This is an expression denoting that they became his disciples, 2 Kings 6:19.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 4:20. They straightway left their nets — A change, as far as it respected secular things, every way to their disadvantage. The proud and the profane may exult and say, "Such preachers as these cannot be much injured by their sacrifices of secular property - they have nothing but nets, c., to leave." Let such carpers at the institution of Christ know, that he who has nothing but a net, and leaves that for the sake of doing good to the souls of men, leaves his ALL: besides, he lived comfortably by his net before but, in becoming the servant of all for Christ's sake, he often exposes himself to the want of even a morsel of bread. See on Matthew 19:27.
