Mark 1:20 “Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in t…”

Mark 1:20

Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

World English Bible

Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

American Standard Version

And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

Geneva Bible 1599

And anon hee called them: and they left their father Zebedeus in the shippe with his hired seruants, and went their way after him.

Darby Translation

and straightway he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, they went away after him.

Young's Literal Translation

and immediately he called them, and, having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, they went away after him.

Bible in Basic English

And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.

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Cross references

“they left”

Mark 10:29 Matthew 10:37 Luke 14:26 1 Kings 19:20 2 Corinthians 5:16 Deuteronomy 33:9

Mark 10:29 · BSB

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel

Matthew 10:37 · BSB

Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

Luke 14:26 · BSB

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

1 Kings 19:20 · BSB

So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”

2 Corinthians 5:16 · BSB

So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

Deuteronomy 33:9 · BSB

He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

21Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.

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