And he left all - Καταλιπων - completely abandoning his office, and every thing connected with it. He who wishes to preach the Gospel, like the disciples of Christ, must have no earthly entanglement. If he have, his whole labor will be marred by it. The concerns of his own soul, and those of the multitudes to whom he preaches, are sufficient to engross all his attention, and to employ all his powers.

And he left all,.... His company, his business, and all the profits of it:
rose up; directly; such power went along with the words of Christ, that he could not withstand it:
and followed him; not only in a literal, but in a spiritual sense, and became a disciple of his.

Leaving all - His business and gain.