Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 1:21-22
Mark 1:21-22. And they went into Capernaum When our Lord had thus called Peter, Andrew, James, and John, they all left the side of the lake, and entered with him into the city of Capernaum. And straightway on the sabbath day Doubtless the next sabbath, which was probably the very next day. The word for sabbath da y, τοις σαββασιν , is in the plural number, and the expression is frequently the same where it is evidently to be understood of a particular day, as Matthew 12:1; Matthew 28:1;... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 1:21-28
See also Luke 4:31-37.Mark 1:21And they went into Capernaum - For the situation of Capernaum see the notes at Matthew 4:13.Straightway - Immediately. On the following Sabbath.The synagogue - See the notes at Matthew 4:23.And taught - In the synagogue, the presiding elder, after reading the Scriptures, invited anyone who chose to address the people, Acts 13:15. Though our Saviour was not a “priest” of the Levitical order or an “officer” of the synagogue, yet we find him often availing himself of... read more