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 a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, who were also in the boat mending the nets. 20Immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and went away to follow Him. They went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and began to teach. 22And they were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 23Just then there was a man in their synagogue with 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

• They wentεἰσπορεύωeisporeuomai · to enterG1531
• and immediatelyεὐθύςeuthus · StraightG2117
• on the Sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• the synagogueσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• to teachδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321

Cross-references for Mark 1:21

• Mark 2:1When Jesus came back to Capernaum a few days later, it was heard that He was at home.
• Matthew 4:13and leaving Nazareth, He came and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
• Luke 4:31And He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee; and He was teaching them on the Sabbath;
• Luke 10:15And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades!
• Mark 4:31It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is the smallest of all the seeds that are upon the soil,
• Mark 4:13And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables?
• Mark 6:53When they had crossed over they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored at the shore.
• Mark 14:34And He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.”
• Mark 1:39And He went into their synagogues preaching throughout Galilee, and casting out the demons.
• Mark 6:2And when the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, “Where did this Man learn these things, and what is this wisdom that has been given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands?
• Matthew 4:23Jesus was going about in all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
• Luke 4:16And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.
• Luke 13:10Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
• Acts 13:14But going on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.
• Acts 17:2And according to Paul’s custom, he visited them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
• Acts 18:4And Paul was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and trying to persuade 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