Mark - 1:18

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18 Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 1:18.

Differing Translations

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And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
And straightway they left the nets, and followed him.
And immediately leaving their nets, they followed him.
and straightway leaving their trawl-nets they followed him.
And immediately they forsook their nets, and followed him.
and immediately, having left their nets, they followed him.
At once they left their nets and followed Him.
And they went straight from their nets, and came after him.
And at once abandoning their nets, they followed him.
They left their nets at once, and followed him.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And straightway they forsook their nets,.... Which perhaps were their all; see Matthew 19:27.
And followed him; both in a corporeal and spiritual sense; See Gill on Matthew 4:20.

Straightway leaving their nets, they followed him - From this time they forsook their employ, and constantly attended him. Happy they who follow Christ at the first call!

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