Matthew 4:22 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 4:22

20 ^aThey immediately left their nets and followed Him.

21 ^aGoing 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. He called them,

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

Jesus Heals a Great Multitude

23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, ^ateaching in their synagogues, preaching ^bthe gospel of the kingdom, ^cand healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.

24 Then¹ His fame went throughout all Syria; and they ^abrought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.

25 ^aGreat multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from¹ Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

Verse Comparison: Matthew 4:22

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American Standard Version
And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.

Amplified® Bible
At once they left the boat and their father and joined Jesus as disciples [sided with His party and followed Him].

Contemporary English Version
Right away they left the boat and their father and went with Jesus.

Darby English Version
and they, having left the ship and their father, immediately followed him.

Good News Bible
and at once they left the boat and their father, and went with him.

International Standard Version
they immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.

King James Version
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

New American Standard Bible
Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

New International Version
and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

New King James Version
and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

Revised Standard Version
Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.

Young's Literal Translation
and they, immediately, having left the boat and their father, did follow him.

New English Translation
They¹ immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.

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