Commentaries on Mark 1:18

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

And straightway they forsook their nets,.... Which perhaps were their all; see Matthew 19:27. And followed him; both in a corporeal and spiritual sense; [See comments on Matthew 4:20].

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

The Ministry of John the Baptist. 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Now as he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And Jesus said unto them; Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. The gospel minister is like the fisherman with a net. I have sometimes heard the comparison drawn as though the gospel...