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

19Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets. 20Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him. Then they went to Capernaum. When the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22The people there were amazed by his teaching, because he taught them like one who had authority, not like the experts in the law. 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they wentεἰσπορεύωeisporeuomai · to enterG1531
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• CapernaumΚαπερναούμKapernaoum · CapernaumG2584
• straightwayεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• on the sabbath dayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• on the sabbath dayσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• he enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• the synagogueσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• and taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321

Cross-references for Mark 1:21

• Mark 2:1Now after some days, when he returned to Capernaum, the news spread that he was at home.
• Matthew 4:13While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth to make his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
• Luke 4:31So he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he began to teach the people.
• Luke 10:15And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to Hades!
• Mark 4:31It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground –
• Mark 4:13He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? Then how will you understand any parable?
• Mark 6:53After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored there.
• Mark 14:34He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay alert.”
• Mark 1:39So he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.
• Mark 6:2When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. Many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did he get these ideas? And what is this wisdom that has been given to him? What are these miracles that are done through his hands?
• Matthew 4:23Jesus went throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people.
• Luke 4:16Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,
• Luke 13:10Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,
• Acts 13:14Moving on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.
• Acts 17:2Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed them from the scriptures,
• Acts 18:4He addressed both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade them.

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