What Does “Come after” Mean in the Bible?
Behind, after.
It can mean
- In the Bible: John the Baptist said that one mightier than he was coming “after” him. And James and John left their father in the boat and went “after” Jesus.
- Today: we say “to follow.”
Where it appears in the Bible
Mark 1:7; Mark 1:20; Mark 2:13
What the Bible says
Mark 1:7
And he preached, saying: There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.
Mark 1:20
And forthwith he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with his hired men, they followed him.
Mark 2:13
And he went forth again to the sea side; and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Douay-Rheims, Mark 1:7