1:18

And at once: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as And at once introduces an important and surprising event in the story. See the note in 1:10 and 1:12. It also indicates that this event is the next thing that happened. Simon and Andrew obeyed Jesus without delay.

they left their nets and followed Him: The phrase they left their nets implies here that Simon and Andrew left their work as fishermen. They left their fishing work in order to become Jesus’ disciples.

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