Elisha left the oxen, ran to follow Elijah, and said, ‘Please let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you.’ ‘Go on back,’ he replied, ‘for what have I done to you? ’
Mark 1:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And immediately He called out to them, and [abandoning all mutual claims] they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and went off after Him [to be His disciples, side with His party, and follow Him]. American Standard Version (1901) And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. Common English Bible At that very moment he called them. They followed him, leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired workers. Catholic Public Domain Version And immediately he called them. And leaving behind their father Zebedee in the boat with his hired hands, they followed him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And forthwith he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with his hired men, they followed him. |
Elisha left the oxen, ran to follow Elijah, and said, ‘Please let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you.’ ‘Go on back,’ he replied, ‘for what have I done to you? ’
The one who loves a father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; the one who loves a son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat putting their nets in order.
They went into Capernaum, and straight away he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
‘Truly I tell you,’ Jesus said, ‘there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,
‘If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters #– #yes, and even his own life #– #he cannot be my disciple.
Then they brought the boats to land, left everything, and followed him.
From now on, then, we do not know anyone from a worldly perspective. Even if we have known Christ from a worldly perspective, yet now we no longer know him in this way.
He said about his father and mother, ‘I do not regard them.’ He disregarded his brothers and didn’t acknowledge his sons, for they kept your word and maintained your covenant.