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Mark 1:20 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. "

Mark 1:20

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18 Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.

19 Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

20 Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

21 They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.

22 They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

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Matthew 4:21

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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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Matthew 26:37

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"He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled."

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Luke 5:11

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"When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him."

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Mark 4:36

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"Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him."

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Mark 10:35

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"James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, saying, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask.”"

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John 21:2

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"Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together."

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Mark 1:1

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"As it is written in the prophets, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you:"

Mark 1:3

"the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!’”"

Mark 1:4

"John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins."

Mark 1:5

"All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins."

Mark 1:6

"John was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey."

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