Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.
Parallel translations
- WEB He went out from there. He came into his own country, and his disciples followed him.
- KJV And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
- NKJV Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him.
- NASB Jesus went out from there and *came into His hometown; and His disciples *followed Him.
- NLT Jesus left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown.
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Quick answer
Jesus returns to his hometown of Nazareth, with his disciples following.
Overview
Jesus comes back to the place where he grew up, bringing his teaching to those who knew him best. The visit will test how familiarity can breed unbelief. Mark sets the scene for a sobering account of rejection in his own country.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Luke 4:16–30Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
- Matt 13:54–58Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
- Matt 2:23and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
- Matt 13:4And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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