King James Version
Matthew 4:20 in the King James Version says “And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.”
Matthew 4:20 · KJV
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“followed”
G190properly, to be in the same way with, i.e., to accompany (specially, as a disciple)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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