Matthew 4:20

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Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

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  • 1 Kgs 19:21 : 21 Elisha returned, took the pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the equipment of the oxen, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he got up, followed Elijah, and became his attendant.
  • Ps 119:60 : 60 I hurried and did not delay to keep Your commandments.
  • Matt 10:37 : 37 The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
  • Matt 19:27 : 27 Then Peter answered him, "See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?"
  • Mark 10:28-31 : 28 Then Peter spoke up, 'We have left everything to follow you!' 29 Jesus said, 'Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left home, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for my sake and for the gospel, 30 'who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this present age—homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields—along with persecutions, and in the age to come, eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.'
  • Luke 18:28-30 : 28 Peter said, 'Look, we have left all we had to follow you.' 29 Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, no one who has left house, parents, brothers, wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God, 30 will fail to receive many times more in this present age and, in the age to come, eternal life.
  • Gal 1:16 : 16 to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,

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  • Mark 1:16-21
    6 verses
    96%

    16As Jesus was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

    17Jesus said to them, 'Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.'

    18Immediately, they left their nets and followed him.

    19When he had gone a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

    20Immediately, he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired workers and followed him.

    21They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.

  • Matt 4:21-22
    2 verses
    92%

    21Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them.

    22And immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

  • Matt 4:17-19
    3 verses
    87%

    17From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.'

    18While walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

    19And He said to them, 'Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.'

  • Luke 5:9-11
    3 verses
    87%

    9For amazement had seized him and all those with him because of the catch of fish they had taken.

    10And so were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on, you will fish for people."

    11So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything, and followed Him.

  • Luke 5:27-28
    2 verses
    81%

    27After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. He said to him, "Follow Me."

    28So Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

  • Luke 5:4-7
    4 verses
    78%

    4When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch."

    5Simon answered, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing. But at Your word, I will let down the net."

    6When they had done this, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

    7So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

  • Luke 18:28
    77%

    28Peter said, 'Look, we have left all we had to follow you.'

  • Mark 2:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13And again, Jesus went out beside the sea, and the crowd came to him, and he was teaching them.

    14As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And Levi got up and followed him.

  • Mark 10:28
    77%

    28Then Peter spoke up, 'We have left everything to follow you!'

  • John 1:37
    77%

    37The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.

  • Matt 9:9
    76%

    9As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

  • Mark 1:29
    76%

    29As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the house of Simon and Andrew.

  • Mark 1:36
    76%

    36Simon and his companions went to look for him,

  • John 21:6
    76%

    6He said to them, 'Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.' So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because of the large number of fish.

  • John 1:43
    75%

    43The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, He said to him, 'Follow Me.'

  • John 21:3
    75%

    3Simon Peter said to them, 'I am going fishing.' They said to him, 'We will come with you.' So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

  • Matt 8:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22But Jesus told him, 'Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.'

    23Then He got into the boat, and His disciples followed Him.

  • Mark 6:54
    74%

    54As they got out of the boat, the people immediately recognized Jesus.

  • Luke 5:2
    73%

    2He saw two boats moored by the lake. The fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

  • John 21:10
    73%

    10Jesus said to them, 'Bring some of the fish you have just caught.'

  • Matt 19:27
    73%

    27Then Peter answered him, "See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?"

  • Matt 20:34
    73%

    34Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately they regained their sight and followed him.

  • Matt 14:22
    72%

    22Immediately, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

  • Luke 9:57
    71%

    57As they were traveling along the road, someone said to him, 'I will follow you wherever you go.'

  • John 6:21
    71%

    21Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

  • Mark 4:36
    71%

    36Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along in the boat just as he was. Other small boats were also with him.

  • John 21:8
    71%

    8The other disciples came in the small boat, pulling the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about two hundred cubits away.

  • Matt 8:19
    71%

    19Then a scribe came and said to Him, 'Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.'

  • John 1:39
    71%

    39He said to them, 'Come, and you will see.' So they went and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day. It was about the tenth hour.

  • Matt 20:29
    71%

    29As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.

  • Mark 3:13
    71%

    13Jesus went up on a mountainside and called those He wanted, and they came to Him.

  • Matt 19:2
    71%

    2Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

  • Acts 27:40
    70%

    40So they cut loose the anchors and left them in the sea, untied the ropes that held the rudders, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.

  • Mark 6:45
    70%

    45Immediately, Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.