Mark 1:16-20
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Jesus Calls the First Disciples
16 As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers. 17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.” 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him.(A) 19 As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. 20 Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
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Mark 1:16-20
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Jesus Calls His First Disciples
16 And as he[a] was passing by along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net[b] into the sea (for they were fishermen). 17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow[c] me and I will make you become fishers of people.” 18 And immediately they left their nets and[d] followed him. 19 And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, and they were in the boat mending the nets. 20 And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and[e] went away after him.
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- Mark 1:16 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was passing by”) which is understood as temporal
- Mark 1:16 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Mark 1:17 Literally “come after”
- Mark 1:18 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“left”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Mark 1:20 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“left”) has been translated as a finite verb
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