Matthew 4:22 - Plain English Version

²² They got up straight away. They left their father, and the boat, and they followed Jesus.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² At once they left the boat and their father and joined Jesus as disciples [sided with His party and followed Him].

American Standard Version (1901)

²² And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.

Common English Bible

²² immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him.

Matthew 4:22 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 4:21

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.

Matthew 4:23

After that, Jesus went through all of Galilee country. He taught people in the Jewish meeting houses, and he told them the good news about God’s family. And he made a lot of sick people better. They had all sorts of sickness.

Mark 1:20

Like before, Jesus called out to James and John to stop their work and follow him. Straight away, they left their father and the other work-men in the boat, and they followed Jesus.

Luke 14:33

Then Jesus said, “It is the same for you. If you want to be one of my followers, you have to think about it. You see, your life will be hard. You will have to leave everything you own, and then you can follow me.” (We have not yet translated 14:34-35. You can read those messages in Mark 9:50; Matthew 5:13.)