Matthew 4:20 - Plain English Version

²⁰ And straight away, they left their nets and followed him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ At once they left their nets and became His disciples [sided with His party and followed Him].

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ And they straightway left the nets, and followed him.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Right away, they left their nets and followed him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him.

Matthew 4:20 Cross References

Matthew 10:37

You see, you have to love me more than you love your own father and mother. Then it is all right for you to be my follower. And you have to love me more than you love your own son or daughter. Then it is all right for you to be my follower. If you don’t love me like that, you are not the right person to be my follower.

Matthew 4:19

Jesus said, “I want you 2 to come and follow me. I want you to stop catching fish. I’ll give you another job. You will catch people for me.”

Matthew 4:21

Then Jesus kept walking along next to the water, and he saw an old man called Zebedee and his 2 sons, James and John. They were getting their nets ready to catch fish. Like before, Jesus called out to James and John to stop their work and follow him.

Galatians 1:16

God wanted me to go and tell the message about Jesus to the people that are not Jews. So he showed Jesus to me, and he told me all about him. Then I believed in Jesus. God told me that message, so I didn’t ask anybody else about it.