Bible Strands
Mark 1:18
And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses Simon and Andrew immediately after commanding them to come and follow Him, capturing the precise moment of their response. The dialogue occurs between His initial call to become fishers of men and His movement toward James and John.
The words — The Greek εὐθὺς (euthus) translates literally as "immediately," denoting zero delay in their reaction. The aorist participle ἀφέντες (aphentes) means "having left," indicating a completed, decisive abandonment of their fishing equipment.
The thread — The narrative pattern of abandoning livelihood to pursue Jesus appears in Matthew 19:27, Mark 10:28, and Luke 5:11. These passages consistently record the apostles' explicit acknowledgment of what they surrendered and their subsequent commitment to His path.
Why it lands — The text requires a reader to measure the speed and totality of their own response to a direct command. It demands the practical cessation of competing priorities to pursue the stated mission without hesitation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
Cross-references
- Matthew 19:27 “Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”
- Mark 10:28 Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”
- Luke 5:11 And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
- Luke 14:33 In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
- Luke 18:28 “Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
- Philippians 3:8 More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ