Immediatelythey leftthe boatand their father,and followedHim.
"He who lovesfatherormothermorethanMe is not worthyof Me; and he who lovessonordaughtermore thanMe is not worthyof Me.
"Ifanyonecomesto Me, and does not hatehis own fatherand motherand wifeand childrenand brothersand sisters,yes,and evenhis ownlife,he cannotbe My disciple.
ImmediatelyHe calledthem; and they lefttheir fatherZebedeein the boatwith the hired servants,and went awayto followHim.
Thereforefrom nowon we recognizeno oneaccordingto the flesh;eventhoughwe have knownChristaccordingto the flesh,yetnowwe know[Him] [in this way] no longer.
"Sothen,noneof you canbe My disciplewhodoes not giveup allhis ownpossessions.
Goingon from thereHe sawtwootherbrothers,Jamesthe [son] of Zebedee,and Johnhis brother,in the boatwith Zebedeetheir father,mendingtheir nets;and He calledthem.
Jesus was going throughoutallGalilee,teachingin their synagoguesand proclaimingthe gospelof the kingdom,and healingeverykindof diseaseand every kindof sicknessamongthe people.
When they had broughttheir boatsto land,they lefteverythingand followedHim.
