Matthew 4:22

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.

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Referenced Verses

  • 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.
  • Luke 14:26 : 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
  • Luke 14:33 : 33 In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.
  • 2 Cor 5:16 : 16 So then from now on we acknowledge no one from an outward human point of view. Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view, now we do not know him in that way any longer.
  • Mark 1:20 : 20 Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
  • Luke 9:59-60 : 59 Jesus said to another,“Follow me.” But he replied,“Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 60 But Jesus said to him,“Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
  • Deut 33:9-9 : 9 He said to his father and mother,“I have not seen him,” and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant. 10 They will teach Jacob your ordinances and Israel your law; they will offer incense as a pleasant odor, and a whole offering on your altar.

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  • Matt 4:18-21
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    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!”

    20They left their nets immediately and followed him.

    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.

  • Mark 1:16-21
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    91%

    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.

  • Luke 5:9-11
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    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 5:27-28
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    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.

  • Matt 8:22-23
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    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.

  • Mark 1:29
    77%

    29Healings at Simon’s House Now as soon as they left the synagogue, they entered Simon and Andrew’s house, with James and John.

  • John 1:37
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    37When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

  • Mark 2:13-14
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    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.

  • Mark 10:28
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    28Peter began to speak to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you!”

  • Luke 18:28
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    28And Peter said,“Look, we have left everything we own to follow you!

  • Mark 1:36
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    36Simon and his companions searched for him.

  • Matt 14:22
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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.

  • Mark 6:54
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    54As they got out of the boat, people immediately recognized Jesus.

  • John 6:21-22
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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.

    22The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one small boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

  • Mark 4:35-36
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    35Stilling of a Storm On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”

    36So after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat, and other boats were with him.

  • John 1:43
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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.”

  • Matt 9:9
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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.

  • Luke 8:22
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    22Stilling of a Storm One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,

  • Luke 5:4
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    4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,“Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”

  • Mark 8:13
    72%

    13Then he left them, got back into the boat, and went to the other side.

  • Luke 5:2
    72%

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

  • John 21:3
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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.

  • Mark 6:45
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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.

  • Luke 5:7
    71%

    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.

  • Matt 20:34
    71%

    34Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

  • Matt 14:34
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    34After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

  • Matt 19:2
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    2Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

  • Matt 19:27
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    27Then Peter said to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”

  • Mark 8:10
    71%

    10Immediately he got into a boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

  • Mark 6:32
    71%

    32So they went away by themselves in a boat to some remote place.

  • Matt 9:19
    71%

    19Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him.

  • John 21:6
    71%

    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.

  • Matt 14:29
    71%

    29So he said,“Come.” Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

  • Mark 3:7
    70%

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  • Mark 5:37
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    37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.