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

18They immediately left their nets and followed him. 19As Jesus went on a little farther, he saw James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat preparing their nets ⌞to go fishing⌟. He immediately called them, and they left their father Zebedee and the hired men in the boat and followed Jesus. 21Then they went to Capernaum. On the next day of rest—a holy day, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22The people were amazed at his teachings. Unlike their experts in Moses’ Teachings, he taught them with authority.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• straightwayεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• he calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• they leftἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
• fatherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• ZebedeeΖεβεδαῖοςZebedaios · ZebedeeG2199
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• the hired servantsμισθωτόςmisthōtos · hired workerG3411
• and wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• afterὀπίσωopisō · afterG3694

Cross-references for Mark 1:20

• Mark 10:29Jesus said, “I can guarantee this truth: Anyone who gave up his home, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children, or fields because of me and the Good News
• Deuteronomy 33:9They said that they didn’t know their father and mother. They didn’t recognize their own brothers. They didn’t acknowledge their own children. But they obeyed your word and were faithful to the terms of your promise.
• 1 Kings 19:20So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye. Then I will follow you.” “Go back,” Elijah answered him. “I’m not stopping you.”
• Matthew 4:21As Jesus went on, he saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee preparing their nets to go fishing. He called them,
• Matthew 8:21Another disciple said to him, “Sir, first let me go to bury my father.”
• Matthew 10:37“The person who loves his father or mother more than me does not deserve to be my disciple. The person who loves a son or daughter more than me does not deserve to be my disciple.
• Luke 14:26“If people come to me and are not ready to abandon their fathers, mothers, wives, children, brothers, and sisters, as well as their own lives, they cannot be my disciples.
• 2 Corinthians 5:16So from now on we don’t think of anyone from a human point of view. If we did think of Christ from a human point of view, we don’t anymore.

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