Mark 1:21

Mark 1:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
• New International Version (NIV)They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught.

Context of Mark 1:21

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; 20and straightway he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, they went away after him. And 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. 23And there was in their synagogue a man [possessed] by an unclean spirit, and he cried out

Mark 1:21 word by word

Καὶ εἰσπορεύονται εἰς Καφαρναούμ. καὶ εὐθὺς τοῖς σάββασιν εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν ἐδίδασκεν.Read the interlinear

• CapernaumΚαπερναούμKapernaoum · CapernaumG2584
• sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• enteredεἰσπορεύωeisporeuomai · to enterG1531
• synagogueσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321

Cross-references for Mark 1:21

• Mark 2:1And he entered again into Capernaum after [several] days, and it was reported that he was at [the] house;
• Matthew 4:13and having left Nazareth, he went and dwelt at Capernaum, which is on the sea-side in the borders of Zabulon and Nepthalim,
• Luke 4:31and descended to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbaths.
• Luke 10:15And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.
• Mark 4:31As to a grain of mustard [seed], which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,
• Mark 4:13And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?
• Mark 6:53And having passed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and made the shore.
• Mark 14:34And he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; abide here and watch.
• Mark 1:39And he was preaching in their synagogues in the whole of Galilee, and casting out demons.
• Mark 6:2And when sabbath was come he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing were amazed, saying, Whence [has] this [man] these things? and what [is] the wisdom that is given to him, and such works of power are done by his hands?
• Matthew 4:23And [Jesus] went round the whole [of] Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every bodily weakness among the people.
• Luke 4:16And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up; and he entered, according to his custom, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.
• Luke 13:10And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
• Acts 13:14But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and entering into the synagogue on the sabbath day they sat down.
• Acts 17:2And according to Paul's custom he went in among them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures,
• Acts 18:4And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

Commentaries on Mark 1:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Capernaum - See Matthew 4:13. He entered into the synagogue - Their synagogues - , according to the Syriac, which has the word in the plural.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21-28Verses 21-28 See also Luke 4:31-37. Mark 1:21 And they went into Capernaum - For the situation of Capernaum see the notes at Matthew 4:13. Straightway - Immediately. On the following Sabbath. The synagogue - See the notes at Matthew 4:23. And taught - In the synagogue, the presiding elder, after reading the Scriptures, invited anyone who chose to address the people, Acts 13:15. Though our Saviour was not a “priest” of the Levitical order or an “officer”…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. 21Mark begins his first account of an exorcism (driving or casting out an evil spirit) with Jesus and his companions going into the synagogue in Capernaum. Jesus teaching there suggests that he was already known as a teacher, so he was invited to speak (compare Acts 13:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. And they went into Capernaum--(See on Mt 4:13). and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught--This should have been rendered, "straightway on the sabbaths He entered into the synagogue and taught," or "continued to teach." The meaning is, that as He began this practice on the very first sabbath after coming to settle at Capernaum, so He continued it regularly thereafter.Read the comment

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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