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Mark 1:20

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Jesus called out to them right away, and they literally dropped everything — left their dad Zebedee in the boat with the workers — and followed him.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When Jesus calls, some people don't even hesitate — they just go.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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