KJV King James Version
And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 4:20
And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
WEB World English Bible
They immediately left their nets and followed him.
ASV American Standard Version
And they straightway left the nets, and followed him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they, immediately, having left the nets, did follow him.
Surrounding context — Matthew 4
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him.
21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
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Mark 10:28-31Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.Matthew 19:27Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?Luke 18:28-30Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.1 Kings 19:21And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.Psalm 119:60I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.Galatians 1:16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:Matthew 10:37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
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