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Young's Literal Translation

Mark 1:20

and immediately he called them, and, having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, they went away after him.

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

Christian Standard Bible®
Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
King James Version (1611)
And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired seruants, and went after him.
King James Version
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
And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him.
New American Standard Bible
Immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and went away to follow Him.
New Century Version
Jesus immediately called them, and they left their father in the boat with the hired workers and followed Jesus.
Amplified Bible
Immediately Jesus called to them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired workers, and went away to follow Him [becoming His disciples, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went away to follow Him.
Legacy Standard Bible
And immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went away to follow Him.
Berean Standard Bible
Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.
Contemporary English Version
At once Jesus asked them to come with him. They left their father in the boat with the hired workers and went with him.
Complete Jewish Bible
Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zavdai in the boat with the hired men and went after Yeshua.
Darby Translation
and straightway he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, they went away after him.
Easy-to-Read Version
Their father Zebedee and the men who worked for him were in the boat with the brothers. When Jesus saw the brothers, he told them to come. They left their father and followed Jesus.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And anon hee called them: and they left their father Zebedeus in the shippe with his hired seruants, and went their way after him.
George Lamsa Translation
And he called them; and immediately they left their father Zebedee with the hired men, and went after him.
Good News Translation
As soon as Jesus saw them, he called them; they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and went with Jesus.
Lexham English Bible
And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and went away after him.
Literal Translation
And at once He called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, they went after Him.
American Standard Version
And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
Bible in Basic English
And 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.
Hebrew Names Version
Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zavdai, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
International Standard Version
He immediately called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
Etheridge Translation
And he called them; and forthwith they left Zabdai their father with the hirelings, and went after him.
Murdock Translation
And he called them: and immediately they left Zebedee their father in the ship, with the hired servants, and went after him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And anone he called them: And they lefte their father Zebedee in the shippe with the hired seruauntes, and folowed hym.
English Revised Version
And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
World English Bible
Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he called them; and immediately leaving their father Zebedee in the vessel with the hired servants, they went after him.
Weymouth's New Testament
They therefore left their father Zabdi in the boat with the hired men, and went and followed Him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And anoon he clepide hem; and thei leften Zebedee, her fadir, in the boot with hiryd seruauntis, and thei suweden hym.
Update Bible Version
And immediately he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired workers, and went after him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And immediately he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
New English Translation
Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
New King James Version
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
He called them at once, and they also followed him, leaving their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired men.
New Life Bible
Jesus called them and they left their father Zebedee. He was in the boat with men who were working for him.
New Revised Standard
Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, straightway, he called them, - and, leaving their father Zebedee in the boat, with the hired men, they came away after him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And forthwith he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with his hired men, they followed him.
Revised Standard Version
And immediately he called them; and they left their father Zeb'edee in the boat with the hired servants, and followed him.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And anone he called them. And they leeft their father zebede in the shippe with his hyred servauntes and went their waye after him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And anone he called them. And they left their father Zebede in the shyppe with the hyred seruauntes, and folowed him.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the people he had hired, and went after him.
Simplified Cowboy Version
They were patching a water trough and Jesus told 'em to saddle up and ride with him. James and John left their old dad sitting there as they rode off with Jesus.

Contextual Overview

14 And after the delivering up of John, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the reign of God, 15 and saying -- `Fulfilled hath been the time, and the reign of God hath come nigh, reform ye, and believe in the good news.' 16 And, walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea, for they were fishers, 17 and Jesus said to them, `Come ye after me, and I shall make you to become fishers of men;' 18 and immediately, having left their nets, they followed him. 19 And having gone on thence a little, he saw James of Zebedee, and John his brother, and they were in the boat refitting the nets, 20 and immediately he called them, and, having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, they went away after him. 21 And they go on to Capernaum, and immediately, on the sabbaths, having gone into the synagogue, he was teaching, 22 and they were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

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
And God maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which [are] under the expanse, and the waters which [are] above the expanse: and it is so.
Genesis 1:14
And God saith, `Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years,
Genesis 1:22
And God blesseth them, saying, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and the fowl let multiply in the earth:'
Genesis 1:24
And God saith, `Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind:' and it is so.
Genesis 1:25
And God maketh the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, and God seeth that [it is] good.
Genesis 1:30
and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every creeping thing on the earth, in which [is] breath of life, every green herb [is] for food:' and it is so.
Genesis 2:19
And Jehovah God formeth from the ground every beast of the field, and every fowl of the heavens, and bringeth in unto the man, to see what he doth call it; and whatever the man calleth a living creature, that [is] its name.
Genesis 8:17
and they have teemed in the earth, and been fruitful, and have multiplied on the earth.'
1 Kings 4:33
and he speaketh concerning the trees, from the cedar that [is] in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that is coming out in the wall, and he speaketh concerning the cattle, and concerning the fowl, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fishes,
Psalms 148:10
The wild beast, and all cattle, Creeping thing, and winged bird,

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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