Mark 1:20

And straightway he called them,.... As soon as he saw them; for he was looking out for them, having appointed them long before to the service he now called them to;

and they left their father…

Here is, I. A general account of Christ's preaching in Galilee. John gives an account of his preaching in Judea, before this (ch. 2 and 3), which the other evangelists had omitted, who chiefly relate…

straightway Notice the frequency of this formula of transition. It has occurred just before, Mar 1:1.

the hired servants The mention of these, of the two vessels employed (Luk 5:7), and the subsequent…