Passage

Mark 1.21-28

Book: Mark · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"19. And going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets. 20. And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him."

"21. And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. 22. And they were astonished at his teaching: For he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. 23. And straightway there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24. saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 25. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 26. And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. 27. And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him. 28. And the report of him went out straightway everywhere into all the region of Galilee round about."

"29. And straightway, when they were come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30. Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; and straightway they tell him of her:" (Mark 1:19-30, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"19. Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets. 20. Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him."

"21. They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. 22. They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. 23. Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, 24. saying, “Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!” 25. Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” 26. The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. 27. They were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!” 28. The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area."

"29. Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30. Now Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her." (Mark 1:19-30, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"19. And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. 20. And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him."

"21. And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. 22. And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. 23. And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24. Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 25. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 26. And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. 27. And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. 28. And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee."

"29. And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30. But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her." (Mark 1:19-30, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"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. 23. And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, 24. saying, 'Away! what, to us and to thee, Jesus the Nazarene? thou didst come to destroy us; I have known thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.' 25. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, 'Be silenced, and come forth out of him,' 26. and the unclean spirit having torn him, and having cried with a great voice, came forth out of him, 27. and they were all amazed, so as to reason among themselves, saying, 'What is this? what new teaching [is] this? that with authority also the unclean spirits he commandeth, and they obey him!' 28. And the fame of him went forth immediately to all the region, round about, of Galilee."

"29. And immediately, having come forth out of the synagogue, they went to the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John, 30. and the mother-in-law of Simon was lying fevered, and immediately they tell him about her," (Mark 1:19-30, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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