Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught.
Parallel translations
- WEB They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.
- KJV And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
- BSB Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
- NASB They *went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and began to teach.
- NLT Jesus and his companions went to the town of Capernaum. When the Sabbath day came, he went into the synagogue and began to teach.
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Quick answer
In Capernaum on the Sabbath, Jesus enters the synagogue and teaches. His ministry of authoritative teaching begins publicly.
Overview
Capernaum becomes a base for Jesus' Galilean ministry. By teaching in the synagogue on the Sabbath, Jesus engages the established worship life of Israel. Mark immediately draws attention to His teaching, which will prove unlike anything the people had heard.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Mark 6:2When the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things?” and, “What is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands?
- Mark 1:39He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.
- Matt 4:23Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
- Acts 17:2Paul, as was his custom, went in to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
- Acts 13:14–52But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.
- Acts 18:4He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.
- Matt 4:13Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
- Luke 13:10He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.
- Luke 4:16He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
- Mark 10:1He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Multitudes came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them.
- Luke 10:15You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.
- Mark 2:1When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house.
- Luke 4:31–37He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,
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