Matthew 4:20
They left their nets immediately and followed him.
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- 1 Kgs 19:21 : 21 Elisha went back and took his pair of oxen and slaughtered them. He cooked the meat over a fire that he made by burning the harness and yoke. He gave the people meat and they ate. Then he got up and followed Elijah and became his assistant.
- Ps 119:60 : 60 I keep your commands eagerly and without delay.
- Matt 10:37 : 37 “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
- Matt 19:27 : 27 Then Peter said to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”
- Mark 10:28-31 : 28 Peter began to speak to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you!” 29 Jesus said,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel 30 who will not receive in this age a hundred times as much– homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fields, all with persecutions– and in the age to come, eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
- Luke 18:28-30 : 28 And Peter said,“Look, we have left everything we own to follow you! 29 Then Jesus said to them,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of God’s kingdom 30 who will not receive many times more in this age– and in the age to come, eternal life.”
- Gal 1:16 : 16 to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being,
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- Mark 1:16-216 verses96%
16As he went 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,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”
18They left their nets immediately and followed him.
19Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.
20Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
21Jesus’ Authority Then they went to Capernaum. When the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.
- Matt 4:21-222 verses92%
21Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Then he called them.
22They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
- Matt 4:17-193 verses87%
17From that time Jesus began to preach this message:“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near!”
18The Call of the Disciples As he was 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).
19He said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”
- Luke 5:9-113 verses87%
9For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,
10and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s business partners. Then Jesus said to Simon,“Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people!”
11So when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
- Luke 5:27-282 verses81%
27The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him.
28And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.
- Luke 5:4-74 verses78%
4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,“Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”
5Simon answered,“Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets.”
6When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear.
7So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink.
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28And Peter said,“Look, we have left everything we own to follow you!
- Mark 2:13-142 verses77%
13The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners Jesus went out again by the sea. The whole crowd came to him, and he taught them.
14As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.
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28Peter began to speak to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you!”
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37When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
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9The Call of Matthew; Eating with Sinners As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. So he got up and followed him.
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29Healings at Simon’s House Now as soon as they left the synagogue, they entered Simon and Andrew’s house, with James and John.
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36Simon and his companions searched for him.
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6He told them,“Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.
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43The Calling of More Disciples On the next day Jesus wanted to set out for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him,“Follow me.”
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3Simon Peter told them,“I am going fishing.”“We will go with you,” they replied. They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
- Matt 8:22-232 verses74%
22But Jesus said to him,“Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
23Stilling of a Storm As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
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54As they got out of the boat, people immediately recognized Jesus.
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2He saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.
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10Jesus said,“Bring some of the fish you have just now caught.”
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27Then Peter said to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”
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34Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.
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22Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.
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57Challenging Professed Followers As they were walking along the road, someone said to him,“I will follow you wherever you go.”
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21Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land where they had been heading.
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36So after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat, and other boats were with him.
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8Meanwhile the other disciples came with the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
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19Then an expert in the law came to him and said,“Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
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39Jesus answered,“Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. Now it was about four o’clock in the afternoon.
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29Two Blind Men Healed As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed them.
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13Appointing the Twelve Apostles Now Jesus went up the mountain and called for those he wanted, and they came to him.
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2Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
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40So they slipped the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage that bound the steering oars together. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and steered toward the beach.
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45Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd.