the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Matthew 4:20
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Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him.
And they strayght waye lefte their nettes and folowed hym.
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Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
So Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him.
And they immediately left the nets, and followed him.
And they immediately left [their] nets, and followed him.
Immediately they left their nets and followed Him [becoming His disciples, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].
Immediately they left their 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 straightway left the 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.
And they straightway left the nets, and followed him.
And straight away they let go the nets and went after him.
At once they left their nets and went with him.
And they, having left their trawl-nets, immediately followed him.
And they immediately forsook their nets and went after him.
And immediately, they left their nets, and went after him.
And they straightway 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 leauing the nets, folowed him.
So they immediately left their nets and went after 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 strayghtwaye lefte their nettes, and folowed hym.
At once they left their nets and went with him.
Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
They immediately left their nets and followed him.
And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
And leaving the nets, they immediately followed Him.
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 their nets immediately and followed him.
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.
And 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 she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
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.
