Matthew 4:20

4:20 They ¹  left their nets immediately and followed him. ² 

Matthew 4:22

4:22 They ³  immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.

Matthew 9:9

The Call of Matthew; Eating with Sinners

9:9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. ⁴  “Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

Matthew 19:27

19:27 Then Peter said ⁵  to him, “Look, ⁶  we have left everything to follow you! ⁷  What then will there be for us?”

[4:20]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[4:20]  ² sn The expression followed him pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.

[4:22]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[9:9]  ⁴ tn While “tax office” is sometimes given as a translation for τελώνιον (telwnion, so L&N 57.183), this could give the modern reader a false impression of an indoor office with all its associated furnishings.

[19:27]  ⁵ tn Grk “Then answering, Peter said.” This construction is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.

[19:27]  ⁶ sn Peter wants reassurance that the disciples’ response and sacrifice have been noticed.

[19:27]  ⁷ tn Grk “We have left everything and followed you.” Koine Greek often used paratactic structure when hypotactic was implied.