Mark 1:18
And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
Mark 1:18 in other translations
| BSB | And at once they left their nets and followed Him. |
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| WEB | Immediately they left their nets, and followed him. |
| ASV | And straightway they left the nets, and followed him. |
| YLT | and immediately, having left their nets, they followed him. |
| DARBY | and straightway leaving their trawl-nets they followed him. |
| BBE | And they went straight from their nets, and came after him. |
| Webster | And immediately they forsook their nets, and followed him. |
What does Mark 1:18 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 1:14-22
Jesus began to preach in Galilee, after that John was put in prison. If some be laid aside, others shall be raised up, to carry on the same work. Observe the great truths Christ preached. By repentance we give glory to our Creator whom we have offended; by faith we give glory to our Redeemer who came to save us from our sins. Christ has joined these two together, and let no man think to put them asunder. Christ puts…
Mark 1:18 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 1:18
- Luke 18:28-30
Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
- Philippians 3:8
Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
- Luke 14:33
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
- Matthew 19:27-30
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
- Mark 10:28-31
Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
- Luke 5:11
And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
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- Mark 1:17
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
- Mark 1:18
And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
- Mark 1:19
And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
Mark 1:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y luego, dejadas sus redes, le siguieron. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et aussitôt, ayant quitté leurs filets, ils le suivirent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und alsbald verließen sie ihre Netze und folgten ihm nach. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et protinus relictis retibus, secuti sunt eum. |