While Jesus was walking beside Lake Galilee, He saw two brothers; Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting their net into the lake, because they were fishermen.
Mark 10:50 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) So, he threw off his robe, jumped up, and [immediately] went to Jesus. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And throwing off his outer garment, he leaped up and came to Jesus. American Standard Version (1901) And he, casting away his garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Common English Bible Throwing his coat to the side, he jumped up and came to Jesus. Catholic Public Domain Version And casting aside his garment, he leapt up and went to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who casting off his garment leaped up, and came to him. |
While Jesus was walking beside Lake Galilee, He saw two brothers; Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting their net into the lake, because they were fishermen.
So, Jesus stopped and said, “Call that man [to me].” Then the crowd called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up, Jesus is calling you.”
Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man answered, “Rabboni [i.e., Teacher], I want to have my sight restored.”
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a large crowd of spectators [Note: Christians are pictured here as being in a crowded arena, performing in the games], we should lay aside every [excessive] weight and sin that so easily entangles us, and with perseverance, we should run the race [of life] that lies before us.