Mark 1:20

Mark 1:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
• New International Version (NIV)Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him.

Context of Mark 1:20

18And at once they left their nets and followed Him. 19Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets. Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him. 21Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach. 22The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

Mark 1:20 word by word

καὶ εὐθὺς ἐκάλεσεν αὐτούς. καὶ ἀφέντες τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν Ζεβεδαῖον ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ μετὰ τῶν μισθωτῶν ἀπῆλθον ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• they leftἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• ZebedeeΖεβεδαῖοςZebedaios · ZebedeeG2199
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• boatπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• hired menμισθωτόςmisthōtos · hired workerG3411
• followedἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• followedὀπίσωopisō · afterG3694

Cross-references for Mark 1:20

• Mark 10:29“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
• Deuteronomy 33:9He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
• 1 Kings 19:20So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”
• Matthew 4:21Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
• Matthew 8:21Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• Matthew 10:37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
• Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
• 2 Corinthians 5:16So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

Commentaries on Mark 1:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-20Verses 16-20 See the notes at Matthew 4:18-22.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-22Verses 14-22 Jesus began to preach in Galilee, after that John was put in prison. If some be laid aside, others shall be raised up, to carry on the same work. Observe the great truths Christ preached. By repentance we give glory to our Creator whom we have offended; by faith we give glory to our Redeemer who came to save us from our sins. Christ has joined these two together, and let no man think to put them asunder. Christ puts honour upon those who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20James son of Zebedee and his brother John … left their father Zebedee: Jesus later taught that his followers would do similar things (8:34–35; Matthew 10:37–39).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 1:20

• Faith
• James
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Obedience
• Self-Denial
• Zebedee

In the dictionaries

• Zebedee
• Fishing, the art of
• Galilee, Sea of
• Hireling
• John
• Latchet
• Commentaries
• Galilee, Sea of
• James
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Mark 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings