Mark 1:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Mark 1:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Mark 1:20 is a verse from the book of Mark in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Mark 1:20 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Mark 1:20 in Context — About the Book of Mark
Mark is the action Gospel — the shortest, fastest account, where Jesus heals, delivers, and teaches with immediate authority. Written for believers under Roman persecution, it presents the Son of God as the suffering servant who came not to be served, but to serve and give His life.
Cross-References for Mark 1:20
“And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.”
Shares key themes with Mark 1:20: called, father, went
“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.”
Shares key themes with Mark 1:20: called, father, zebedee
“And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.”
Shares key themes with Mark 1:20: called, father, after
“And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,”
Shares key themes with Mark 1:20: father, servants, went
“And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.”
Shares key themes with Mark 1:20: father, went, after
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