English Standard Version
Mark 1:19
19And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets.
Mark 1:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
- New International Version (NIV)When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When He had gone a little farther from there, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.
- New Living Translation (NLT)A little farther up the shore Jesus saw Zebedee’s sons, James and John, in a boat repairing their nets.
Context of Mark 1:19
17And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." 18And immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. 20And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him. 21And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching.
Read all of Mark 1Mark 1:19 word by word
Καὶ προβὰς ὀλίγον εἶδεν Ἰάκωβον τὸν τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ καταρτίζοντας τὰ δίκτυα,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- when he had goneπροβαίνωprobainō · to advanceG4260
- a little furtherὀλίγοςoligos · little/fewG3641
- thenceἐκεῖθενekeithen · from thereG1564
- he sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbos · JamesG2385
- of Zebedeeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- of ZebedeeΖεβεδαῖοςZebedaios · ZebedeeG2199
- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
- mendingκαταρτίζωkatartizō · to completeG2675
- netsδίκτυονdiktuon · netG1350
Cross-references for Mark 1:19
- Mark 3:17James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);
- Mark 5:37And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.
- Mark 9:2And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,
- Mark 10:35And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."
- Mark 14:33And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled.
- Matthew 4:21And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.
- Acts 1:13And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.
- Acts 12:2He killed James the brother of John with the sword,
Commentaries on Mark 1:19
- 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
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- 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
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