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 straightway leaving their trawl-nets they followed him. 19And going on thence a little, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, and these [were] in the ship repairing the trawl-nets; and straightway he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, they went away after him. 21And they go into Capernaum. And straightway on the sabbath he entered into the synagogue and taught. 22And they were astonished at his doctrine, for he taught them as having 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

• calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• leavingἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• ZebedeeΖεβεδαῖοςZebedaios · ZebedeeG2199
• shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• servantsμισθωτόςmisthōtos · hired workerG3411
• wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565

Cross-references for Mark 1:20

• Mark 10:29Jesus answering said, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, [or wife], or children, or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,
• Deuteronomy 33:9Who said to his father and to his mother, I see him not, And he acknowledged not his brethren, And knew not his own children; For they have observed thy word, And kept thy covenant.
• 1 Kings 19:20And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and I will follow thee. And he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee?
• Matthew 4:21And going on thence he saw other two brothers, James the [son] of Zebedee and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their trawl-nets, and he called them;
• Matthew 8:21But another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go away and bury my father.
• Matthew 10:37He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.
• Luke 14:26If any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple;
• 2 Corinthians 5:16So that we henceforth know no one according to flesh; but if even we have known Christ according to flesh, yet now we know [him thus] 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

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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