Peter said, “Look, we have left everything, and followed you.”
Parallel translations
- KJV Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
- BSB “Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
- NKJV Then Peter said, “See, we have left all and followed You.”
- NASB Peter said, “Behold, we have left our own homes and followed You.”
- NLT Peter said, “We’ve left our homes to follow you.”
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Cross-references · 6
- Mark 10:28Peter began to tell him, “Behold, we have left all, and have followed you.”
- Phil 3:7However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.
- Matt 19:27Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything, and followed you. What then will we have?”
- Luke 5:11When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.
- Matt 4:19–22He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”
- Matt 9:9As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.
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