Mark 1:20

Contemporary English Version 1995

At once Jesus asked them to come with him. They left their father in the boat with the hired workers and went with him.

Cross References

Luke 14:26

You cannot be my disciple, unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, your wife and children, and your brothers and sisters. You cannot follow me unless you love me more than you love your own life.

Mark 10:29

Jesus told him: You can be sure that anyone who gives up home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or land for me and for the good news

Matthew 10:37

If you love your father or mother or even your sons and daughters more than me, you are not fit to be my disciples.

2 Corinthians 5:16

We are careful not to judge people by what they seem to be, though we once judged Christ in this way.

1 Kings 19:20

Elisha stopped plowing and ran after him. “Let me kiss my parents goodbye, then I'll go with you,” he said. “You can go,” Elijah said. “But remember what I've done for you.”

Deuteronomy 33:9

Protecting Israel's agreement with the Lord was more important to you than the life of your father or mother, or brothers or sisters, or your own children.

Mark 1:19

Jesus walked on and soon saw James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

Mark 1:21

Jesus and his disciples went to the town of Capernaum. Then on the next Sabbath he went into the synagogue and started teaching.

Luke 5:11

The men pulled their boats up on the shore. Then they left everything and went with Jesus.