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Matthew 4:22
and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
from The First Disciples, Matthew 4:18-22
What it says

They immediately leave the boat and their father and follow him.

What it is doing

The verse completes the pattern of decisive following.

In context

18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” 20And at once they left their nets and followed Him. 21Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them, 22and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.