Mark 1:18

Modern

And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

Traditional

And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

Literal

And immediately, having left the nets, they followed Him.

Latin

Et protinus relictis retibus, secuti sunt eum.

Greek

English

And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

The call of the two pairs of brothers (Simon and Andrew, and James and John) came after they had already met Jesus earlier (John 1:35–42).

Theme notes and profiles

Luke 18:28–30
“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
Luke 14:33
In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
Luke 5:11
And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
Mark 10:28–31
Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”
Matthew 19:27–30
“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”
Philippians 3:8
More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ