Mark 1:36

Christian Standard Bible ®

Simon and his companions searched for him,

Parallel Translations

King James Version (1611)
And Simon, and they that were with him, followed after him:

King James Version
And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.

English Standard Version
And Simon and those who were with him searched for him,

New American Standard Bible
Simon and his companions eagerly searched for Him;

New Century Version
Simon and his friends went to look for Jesus.

Amplified Bible
Simon [Peter] and his companions searched [everywhere, looking anxiously] for Him,

Legacy Standard Bible
And Simon and his companions searched for Him;

Berean Standard Bible
Simon and his companions went to look for Him,

Contemporary English Version
Simon and the others started looking for him.

Complete Jewish Bible
But Shim‘on and those with him went after him;

Darby Translation
And Simon and those with him went after him:

Easy-to-Read Version
Later, Simon and his friends went to look for Jesus.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Simon, and they that were with him, followed carefully after him.

George Lamsa Translation
And Simon and those who were with him were looking for him.

Good News Translation
But Simon and his companions went out searching for him,

Lexham English Bible
And Simon and those who were with him searched diligently for him.

Literal Translation
And Simon and those with him searched for Him.

American Standard Version
And Simon and they that were with him followed after him;

Bible in Basic English
And Simon and those who were with him came after him.

Hebrew Names Version
Shim`on and those who were with him followed after him;

International Standard Version
Simon and his companions searched diligently for him.

Etheridge Translation
And Shemun and (they) who (were) with him sought for him;

Murdock Translation
And Simon and his associates sought for him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Simon, & they that were with hym, folowed after hym:

English Revised Version
And Simon and they that were with him followed after him;

World English Bible
Simon and those who were with him followed after him;

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.

Weymouth's New Testament
And Simon and the others searched everywhere for Him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Symount suede hym, and thei that weren with hym.

Update Bible Version
And Simon and those that were with him followed after him;

Webster's Bible Translation
And Simon, and they that were with him, followed after him.

New English Translation
Simon and his companions searched for him.

New King James Version
And Simon and those who were with Him searched for Him.

New Living Translation
Later Simon and the others went out to find him.

New Life Bible
Simon and the others looked for Jesus.

New Revised Standard
And Simon and his companions hunted for him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and Simon, and they who were with him, went in quest of him,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.

Revised Standard Version
And Simon and those who were with him pursued him,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Simon and they that were with him folowed after him.

Young's Literal Translation
and Simon and those with him went in quest of him,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Peter also and they that were with him, folowed after him.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Simon, and the rest of his company, followed after him.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Simon and the other cowboys looked and looked for him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Simon and his companions searched for Him;

Contextual Overview

²⁹As soon as they left the synagogue, they went into Simon and Andrew’s house with James and John. ³⁰Simon’s mother-in-law was lying in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. ³¹So he went to her, took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them. ³²When evening came, after the sun had set, they brought to him all those who were sick and demon-possessed. ³³The whole town was assembled at the door, ³⁴and he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. And he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. ³⁵Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he got up, went out, and made his way to a deserted place; and there he was praying. ³⁶Simon and his companions searched for him, ³⁷and when they found him they said, “Everyone is looking for you.” ³⁸And he said to them, “Let’s go on to the neighboring villages so that I may preach

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Luke 5:16 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Simon, and they that were with him,.... Peter, and his brother Andrew, together with James and John,

followed after him; some time after he was gone; for he privately withdrew from them, so that they might not be aware when he went, nor apprized of his departure, for some considerable time; which when they were, they set out, in diligent search, and eager pursuit after him, until they found him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day - Luke says Luke 4:42, “when it was day.” The passage in Mark means, in the original, not literally “a great while before day,” but very early, or while there was yet “much appearance of night.” The place in Luke means “at daybreak,” at the beginning of day. Then, also, there is much appearance of night; and Luke and Mark therefore refer to the same time before it was fully light, or just at daybreak.

And departed into a solitary place, and there prayed - Observe here:

1.That the Saviour, though perfectly holy, regarded the duty of secret prayer as of great importance.

2.That he, sought a solitary place for it - far away from the world and even from his disciples.

3.That it was early in the morning - always the best time, and a time when it should not be omitted.

4.If Jesus prayed, how much more important is it for us!

If Jesus did it in the morning, how much more important is it for us, before the world gets possession of our thoughts; before Satan fills us with unholy feelings; when we rise fresh from beds of repose, and while the world around us is still! David also thus prayed, Psalms 5:3; Psalms 119:147. He that wishes to enjoy religion will seek a place of secret prayer in the morning. If that is omitted, all will go wrong, our piety will wither. The world will fill our thoughts. Temptations will be strong. Through the day, we shall find it impossible to raise our feelings to a state of proper devotion. It will be found to be true universally, “that the religious enjoyment through the day will be according to the state of the heart in the morning, and can therefore be measured by our faithfulness in early secret prayer.” How different, too, was the conduct of the Saviour from those who spend the precious hours of the morning in sleep! He knew the value of the morning hours; he rose while the world was still; he saw the light as it spread abroad in the east with fresh tokens of his Father’s presence, and joined with the universal creation in offering praise to the everywhere present God.

Mark 1:36

And Simon - Simon Peter.

They that were with him - The other apostles.

Mark 1:37

All men seek for thee - That is, many men, or multitudes. The inquiry after him was general. They told him this, evidently, with a view to induce him to leave his place of retirement, and to prevail upon him to appear publicly to instruct the multitudes.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 36. And Simon - followed after him. — κατεδιωξαν, followed him eagerly. They had now begun to taste the good word of God, and thought they could never hear too much of it. Many possess this spirit when first converted to God. O! what a pity that they should ever lose it! The soul that relishes God's word is ever growing in grace by it.