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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He called them at once, and they also followed him, leaving their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired men.

Context of Mark 1:20

18At once they left their nets and followed him. 19When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him. 21They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.

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 10:29“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel
• Deuteronomy 33:9He said of his father and mother, ‘I have no regard for them.’ He did not recognize his brothers or acknowledge his own children, but he watched over your word and guarded your covenant.
• 1 Kings 19:20Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. “Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,” he said, “and then I will come with you.” “Go back,” Elijah replied. “What have I done to you?”
• Matthew 4:21Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
• Matthew 8:21Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• Matthew 10:37“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
• Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.
• 2 Corinthians 5:16So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

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