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Mark 1:21

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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And they went into Capernaum,.... Jesus and his four disciples he had just called, Simon and Andrew, James and John; though the Arabic and Persic versions read, "he went"; that is, Christ; and so Beza…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Mark 1:21-28

See also Luk 4:31-37. Mar 1:21 And they went into Capernaum - For the situation of Capernaum see the notes at Mat 4:13. Straightway - Immediately. On the following Sabbath. The synagogue - See the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Capernaum - See Mat 4:13.

He entered into the synagogue - Their synagogues - εν ταις συναγωγαις αυτων, according to the Syriac, which has the word in the plural.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Mark 1:14-22

Here is, I. A general account of Christ's preaching in Galilee. John gives an account of his preaching in Judea, before this (ch. 2 and 3), which the other evangelists had omitted, who chiefly relate…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The Cure of the Demoniac at Capernaum

21. Capernaum is not mentioned in the Old Testament or the Apocrypha. It was situated on the western shore of the Lake, in "the land of Gennesaret" (Mat 14:34;…