They immediately left their nets and followed him.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 4:20 in context
Matthew 4:17–23
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From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”
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Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
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He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”
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They immediately left their nets and followed him.
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Going 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.
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They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.
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Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
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