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Saturday, August 23rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

马可福音 1:20

他立即呼召他們。他們撇下父親西庇太和雇工在船上,就跟從他去了。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Faith;   James;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Minister, Christian;   Obedience;   Self-Denial;   Zebedee;   Thompson Chain Reference - Apostles;   Call, Divine;   Christ;   Disciples;   Leaders;   Religious;   Zebedee;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Self-Denial;   Servants;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - John;   Zebedee;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Disciple;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Disciple, Discipleship;   Work;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fishing, the Art of;   Galilee, Sea of;   Hireling;   John;   Zebedee;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gospels;   James;   Jesus Christ;   John the Apostle;   Mark, the Gospel According to;   Peter;   Zebedee;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Call, Calling;   Family;   Fish, Fishing;   John;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Zebedee;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - James;   John the Apostle;   Peter;   Zebedee;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Apostles;   Brotherhood (2);   Call, Calling;   Capernaum;   Discipleship;   Fish, Fisher, Fishing;   Forsaking All;   Hire;   Holy Spirit (2);   Incarnation (2);   James ;   James and John, the Sons of Zebedee;   John (the Apostle);   Labour (2);   Manuscripts;   Peter;   Peter (2);   Pillow;   Poverty (2);   Wealth (2);   Zebedee ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Servant;   Zebedee ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Zebedee;   Smith Bible Dictionary - James;   Ship;   Zeb'edee;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Galilee, Sea of;   James;   John, the Apostle;   Wealth;   Zebedee;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Simon Cephas;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 22;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
耶 稣 随 即 招 呼 他 们 , 他 们 就 把 父 亲 西 庇 太 和 雇 工 人 留 在 船 上 , 跟 从 耶 稣 去 了 。

Contextual Overview

14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, preaching the Good News from God. 15 He said, "The right time has come. The kingdom of God is near. Change your hearts and lives and believe the Good News!" 16 When Jesus was walking by Lake Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew throwing a net into the lake because they were fishermen. 17 Jesus said to them, "Come follow me, and I will make you fish for people." 18 So Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him. 19 Going a little farther, Jesus saw two more brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat, mending their nets. 20 Jesus immediately called them, and they left their father in the boat with the hired workers and followed Jesus. 21 Jesus and his followers went to Capernaum. On the Sabbath day He went to the synagogue and began to teach. 22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught like a person who had authority, not like their teachers of the law.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they left: Mark 10:29, Deuteronomy 33:9, 1 Kings 19:20, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 4:22, Matthew 8:21, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 10:37, Luke 14:26, 2 Corinthians 5:16

Reciprocal: Mark 3:17 - James Mark 10:35 - James

Cross-References

Genesis 1:7
So God made the air and placed some of the water above the air and some below it.
Genesis 1:14
Then God said, "Let there be lights in the sky to separate day from night. These lights will be used for signs, seasons, days, and years.
Genesis 1:22
God blessed them and said, "Have many young ones so that you may grow in number. Fill the water of the seas, and let the birds grow in number on the earth."
Genesis 1:24
Then God said, "Let the earth be filled with animals, each producing more of its own kind. Let there be tame animals and small crawling animals and wild animals, and let each produce more of its kind." And it happened.
Genesis 1:25
So God made the wild animals, the tame animals, and all the small crawling animals to produce more of their own kind. God saw that this was good.
Genesis 1:30
I have given all the green plants as food for every wild animal, every bird of the air, and every small crawling animal." And it happened.
Genesis 2:19
From the ground God formed every wild animal and every bird in the sky, and he brought them to the man so the man could name them. Whatever the man called each living thing, that became its name.
Genesis 8:17
Bring every animal out of the boat with you—the birds, animals, and everything that crawls on the earth. Let them have many young ones so that they might grow in number."
1 Kings 4:33
He taught about many kinds of plants—everything from the great cedar trees of Lebanon to the weeds that grow out of the walls. He also taught about animals, birds, crawling things, and fish.
Psalms 148:10
wild animals and all cattle, crawling animals and birds,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And straightway he called them,.... As soon as he saw them; for he was looking out for them, having appointed them long before to the service he now called them to;

and they left their father Zebedee with the hired servants, and went after him. It might seem unnatural, had they left their father alone in the ship, to have taken the care and management of it, and therefore it is added, "with the hired servants"; who were hired for that purpose, to assist in mending the nets, and casting them, and managing the ship, and conducting it from place to place, and therefore were not to be charged with want of humanity; and such was the power that went along with Christ's call, that notwithstanding natural affection to their parents, and the gain they might get by these servants and their trade, they cheerfully quitted all, and followed Christ; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 4:18-22.


 
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