Matthew 4:20
And straight away they let go the nets and went after him.
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- 1 Kgs 19:21 : 21 And he went back, and took the oxen and put them to death, and cooking their flesh with the yokes of the oxen, he gave the people a feast. Then he got up and went after Elijah and became his servant.
- Ps 119:60 : 60 I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.
- Matt 10:37 : 37 He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.
- Matt 19:27 : 27 Then Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything and have come after you; what then will we have?
- Mark 10:28-31 : 28 Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything, and come after you. 29 Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, because of me and the good news, 30 Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life. 31 But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.
- Luke 18:28-30 : 28 And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you. 29 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God, 30 Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.
- Gal 1:16 : 16 To give the revelation of his Son in me, so that I might give the news of him to the Gentiles; then I did not take the opinion of flesh and blood,
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- Mark 1:16-216 verses96%
16 And going by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, the brother of Simon, putting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.
17 And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
18 And they went straight from their nets, and came after him.
19 And going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat stitching up their nets.
20 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.
21 And they came to Capernaum; and on the Sabbath he went into the Synagogue and gave teaching.
- Matt 4:21-222 verses92%
21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come.
22 And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.
- Matt 4:17-193 verses87%
17 From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
18 And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
19 And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
- Luke 5:9-113 verses87%
9 For he was full of wonder and so were all those who were with him, at the number of fish which they had taken;
10 And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.
11 And when they had got their boats to the land, they gave up everything and went after him.
- Luke 5:27-282 verses81%
27 And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me.
28 And giving up his business, he got up and went after him.
- Luke 5:4-74 verses78%
4 And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.
5 And Simon, answering, said, Master, we were working all night and we took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets.
6 And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;
7 And they made signs to their friends in the other boat to come to their help. And they came, and the two boats were so full that they were going down.
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28 And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.
- Mark 2:13-142 verses77%
13 And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.
14 And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.
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28 Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything, and come after you.
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37 Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.
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9 And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.
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29 And when they came out of the Synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
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36 And Simon and those who were with him came after him.
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6 And he said to them, Let down the net on the right side of the boat and you will get some. So they put it in the water and now they were not able to get it up again because of the great number of fish.
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43 The day after this, Jesus had a desire to go into Galilee. He came across Philip and said to him, Come and be my disciple.
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3 Simon Peter said to them, I am going fishing. They said to him, And we will come with you. They went out and got into the boat; but that night they took no fish.
- Matt 8:22-232 verses74%
22 But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.
23 And when he had got into a boat, his disciples went after him.
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54 And when they had got out of the boat, the people quickly had news of him,
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2 And he saw two boats by the edge of the water, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
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10 Jesus said to them, Get some of the fish which you have now taken.
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27 Then Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything and have come after you; what then will we have?
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34 And Jesus, being moved with pity, put his fingers on their eyes: and straight away they were able to see, and went after him.
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22 And straight away he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, till he had sent the people away.
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57 And when they were on the way, a certain man said to him, I will come after you wherever you go.
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21 Then they readily took him into the boat: and straight away the boat was at the land to which they were going.
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36 And going away from the people, they took him with them, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
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8 And the other disciples came in the little boat (they were not far from land, only about two hundred cubits off) pulling the net full of fish.
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19 And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.
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39 He said to them, Come and see. They went with him then and saw where he was living; and they were with him all that day: it was then about the tenth hour of the day.
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29 And when they were going out from Jericho, a great number went after him.
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13 And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him.
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2 And a great number went after him; and he made them well there.
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40 So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the direction of the inlet.
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45 And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Beth-saida, while he himself sent the people away.