Matthew 4:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And at once they left their nets and followed Him.”
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BSBPD
“And at once they left their nets and followed Him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And they straightway left the nets, and followed him.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and they, immediately, having left the nets, did follow him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 4:20 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 19:21So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxen’s equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.
- Psalms 119:60I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
- Matthew 10:37Anyone 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;
- Matthew 19:27“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”
- Mark 10:28Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”
- Luke 18:28“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
- Galatians 1:16to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,
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