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Mark 1:18

And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

KJV

καὶ εὐθὺς ἀφέντες τὰ δίκτυα ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.

Greek NT

Et protinus relictis retibus, secuti sunt eum.

Vulgate

And straightway they left the nets, and followed him.

ASV

And immediately leaving their nets, they followed him.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δίκτυον
diktuon
noun · 12×
εὐθέως
eutheos
adverb · 85×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
ἀκολουθέω
akoloutheo
verb · 91×
ἀφίημι
aphiemi
verb · 143×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: εὐθὺς | WH/NIV: εὐθὺς | Treg/RP: εὐθέως
  • εὐθὺςSBLGNT
  • εὐθὺςWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • εὐθέωςTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: δίκτυα | WH/Treg/NIV: δίκτυα | RP: + αὐτῶν
  • δίκτυαSBLGNT
  • δίκτυαWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + αὐτῶνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§787From the beginning, Jesus associated his disciples with his own life, revealed the mystery of the Kingdom to them, and gave them a share in his mission, joy, and sufferings.215 Jesus spoke of a still more intimate communion between him and those who would follow him: "Abide in me, and I in you.... I am the vine, you are the branches."216 and he proclaimed a mysterious and real …

Cross-references

  • Luke 5:11 — And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
  • Luke 5:11 — And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
  • Luke 14:33 — So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
  • Luke 18:28 — Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
  • Mark 10:28 — Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
  • Matt 19:27 — Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?