11And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
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And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. …
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)This passage of story fell, in order of time, before the two miracles we had in the close of the foregoing chapter, and is the same with that which was more briefly related by Matthew and Mark, of Christ’s calling Peter and Andrew to be fishers of men , Matt. 4:18 ; Mark 1:16 . They had not related this miraculous draught of fishes at that time, having only in view the calling of his disciples; bu…
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