At once they left their nets and followed him — the immediacy of the response captures the unconditional character of discipleship. The leaving of the nets is not a minor inconvenience but the abandonment of the tools and livelihood that defined their identity. The nets are not stored or handed to someone else — they are simply left. The response is immediate and complete: no negotiation, no request for clarification, no phased transition. This does not mean the disciples understood everything they were getting into — the rest of Mark's Gospel shows how much they misunderstood — but the external response to the call is whole. The narrative model established here will be tested and complicated through every subsequent chapter.

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