Mark 1 · Verse 20

Mark 1:20

And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
Mark 1:20, King James Version

Mark 1:20 in other translations

BSBImmediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.
WEBImmediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
ASVAnd straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
YLTand immediately he called them, and, having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, they went away after him.
DARBYand straightway he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, they went away after him.
BBEAnd he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.
WebsterAnd immediately he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

What does Mark 1:20 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 1:14-22

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…

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Mark 1:20 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
εὐθὺςeuthusimmediatelyG2112
ἐκάλεσενekalesenHe calledG2564
αὐτούς.autousthem.G846
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀφέντεςaphenteshaving leftG863
τὸνtontheG3588
πατέραpaterafatherG3962
αὐτῶνautōnof themG846
ΖεβεδαῖονZebedaionZebedeeG2199
ἐνeninG1722
τῷtōtheG3588
πλοίῳploiōboatG4143
μετὰmetawithG3326
τῶνtōntheG3588
μισθωτῶνmisthōtōnhired servantsG3411
ἀπῆλθονapēlthonthey went awayG565
ὀπίσωopisōafterG3694
αὐτοῦ.¶autouHim.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 1:20

  • Luke 14:26

    If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

  • Mark 10:29

    And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,

  • Matthew 10:37

    He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

  • Matthew 8:21-22

    And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:16

    Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.

  • 1 Kings 19:20

    And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?

  • Matthew 4:21-22

    And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

  • Deuteronomy 33:9

    Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they left.
10:29; De 33:9; 1Ki 19:20; Mt 4:21,22; 8:21,22; 10:37; Lu 14:26
2Co 5:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Mark 1:19

    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.

  • Mark 1:20

    And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

  • Mark 1:21

    And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.

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Mark 1:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y luego los llamó: y dejando á su padre Zebedeo en el barco con los jornaleros, fueron en pos de él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et aussitôt il les appela; et laissant leur père Zébédée dans le bateau avec les gens à gages, ils s’en allèrent après lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und alsbald rief er sie. Und sie ließen ihren Vater Zebedäus in dem Schiffe mit den Tagelöhnern und gingen weg, ihm nach.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et statim vocavit illos. Et relicto patre suo Zebedæo in navi cum mercenariis, secuti sunt eum.