Immediatelythey leftthe boatand their father,and followedHim.
"He who lovesfatherormothermorethanMe is not worthyof Me; and he who lovessonordaughtermore thanMe is not worthyof Me.
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.
ImmediatelyHe calledthem; and they lefttheir fatherZebedeein the boatwith the hired servants,and went awayto followHim.
"Ifanyonecomesto Me, and does not hatehis own fatherand motherand wifeand childrenand brothersand sisters,yes,and evenhis ownlife,he cannotbe My disciple.
"Sothen,noneof you canbe My disciplewhodoes not giveup allhis ownpossessions.
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.
