the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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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.
Immediately they left their nets and followed Him [becoming His disciples, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].
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.
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.
So at once they left their nets and followed him.Mark 10:28; Luke 18:28;">[xr]
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
Later she had another son and named him Abel. Abel became a sheep farmer, but Cain farmed the land.
and Abel also gave an offering to the Lord . He killed the first-born lamb from one of his sheep and gave the Lord the best parts of it. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,
but not with Cain and his offering. This made Cain so angry that he could not hide his feelings.
Afterwards the Lord asked Cain, "Where is Abel?" "How should I know?" he answered. "Am I supposed to look after my brother?"
Then the Lord said: Why have you done this terrible thing? You killed your own brother, and his blood flowed onto the ground. Now his blood is calling out for me to punish you.
And so, I'll put you under a curse. Because you killed Abel and made his blood run out on the ground, you will never be able to farm the land again.
If you try to farm the land, it won't produce anything for you. From now on, you'll be without a home, and you'll spend the rest of your life wandering from place to place.
As Jacob and Esau grew older, Esau liked the outdoors and became a good hunter, while Jacob settled down and became a shepherd.
Your father is the devil, and you do exactly what he wants. He has always been a murderer and a liar. There is nothing truthful about him. He speaks on his own, and everything he says is a lie. Not only is he a liar himself, but he is also the father of all lies.
Because Abraham had faith, he lived as a stranger in the promised land. He lived there in a tent, and so did Isaac and Jacob, who were later given the same promise.
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.
