17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow[a] me and I will make you become fishers of people.” 18 And immediately they left their nets and[b] 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:17 Literally “come after”
  2. Mark 1:18 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“left”) has been translated as a finite verb

17 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 18 At once they left their nets and followed him.(A)

19 When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets.

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