ImmediatelyHe calledthem; and they lefttheir fatherZebedeein the boatwith the hired servants,and went awayto followHim.
He leftthe oxenand ranafterElijahand said,"Pleaselet me kissmy fatherand my mother,then I will followyou." And he saidto him, "Gobackagain,for whathave I doneto you?"
"He who lovesfatherormothermorethanMe is not worthyof Me; and he who lovessonordaughtermore thanMe is not worthyof Me.
Goingon a littlefarther,He sawJamesthe son of Zebedee,and Johnhis brother,whowere alsoin the boatmendingthe nets.
They wentinto Capernaum;and immediatelyon the SabbathHe enteredthe synagogueand [began] to teach.
Jesussaid,"TrulyI sayto you, there is no onewhohas lefthouseorbrothersorsistersormotherorfatherorchildrenorfarms,for My sakeand for the gospel'ssake,
"Ifanyonecomesto Me, and does not hatehis own fatherand motherand wifeand childrenand brothersand sisters,yes,and evenhis ownlife,he cannotbe My disciple.
When they had broughttheir boatsto land,they lefteverythingand followedHim.
Thereforefrom nowon we recognizeno oneaccordingto the flesh;eventhoughwe have knownChristaccordingto the flesh,yetnowwe know[Him] [in this way] no longer.
Who saidof his fatherand his mother,'I did not considerthem'; And he did not acknowledgehis brothers,Nordid he regardhis own sons,For they observedYour word,And keptYour covenant.
