Mark 1 · Verse 37

Mark 1:37

And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.
Mark 1:37, King James Version

Mark 1:37 in other translations

BSBand when they found Him, they said, “Everyone is looking for You!”
WEBThey found him and told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”
ASVand they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee.
YLTand having found him, they say to him, --‘All do seek thee;'
DARBYand having found him, they say to him, All seek thee.
BBEAnd when they came up with him, they said to him, Everyone is looking for you.
WebsterAnd when they had found him, they said to him, All men seek for thee.

What does Mark 1:37 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
37. And when they had found him--evidently after some search. they said unto him, All men seek for thee--By this time, "the multitudes" who, according to Luke (Lu 4:42), "sought after Him"--and who, on going to Peter's house, and there learning that Peter and a few more were gone in search of Him, had set out on the same errand--would have arrived, and "came unto Him and stayed Him, that He should not depart from them" (Lu 4:42); all now urging His return to their impatient townsmen.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 37. All men seek for thee. That is, many men, or multitudes. The inquiry after him was general. They told him this evidently with a view to induce him to leave his place of retirement, and to prevail upon him to appear publicly, to instruct the multitudes.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 37 All men seek for thee - Some to hear; some to be healed; some to be saved; and some, perhaps, through no good motive. There are all sorts of followers in the train of Christ; but how few walk steadily, and persevere unto the end!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 1:29-39

Wherever Christ comes, he comes to do good. He cures, that we may minister to him, and to others who are his, and for his sake. Those kept from public ordinances by sickness or other real hinderances, may expect the Saviour's gracious presence; he will soothe their sorrows, and abate their pains. Observe how numerous the patients were. When others speed well with Christ, it should quicken us in seeking after him…

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Mark 1:37 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
εὗρονheuronhaving foundG2147
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
λέγουσινlegousinthey sayG3004
αὐτῷautōto HimG846
ὅτιhotithatG3754
πάντεςpantesEveryoneG3956
ζητοῦσίνzētousinseeksG2212
σε.¶seYou.G4771

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

Cross references for Mark 1:37

  • John 12:19

    The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

  • Zechariah 11:11

    And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the Lord.

  • John 3:26

    And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

  • Mark 1:5

    And there went out unto him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • John 11:48

    If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
All.
5; Zec 11:11; Joh 3:26; 11:48; 12:19

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

Context

  • Mark 1:36

    And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.

  • Mark 1:37

    And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.

  • Mark 1:38

    And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.

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Mark 1:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y hallándole, le dicen: Todos te buscan.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ayant trouvé, ils lui dirent: Tous te cherchent.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und als sie ihn gefunden hatten, sagen sie zu ihm: Alle suchen dich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et cum invenissent eum, dixerunt ei: Quia omnes quærunt te.