<p>1:29 <em>And immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue</em>- &quot;Come out&quot; translates the same Greek word used in :28, &quot;went out&quot;. This kind of repetition of original words is common in Mark, and was an aid to memorization. This word occurs seven times in Mark 1 alone (:25,26,28,29,35,38,45). An alternative word or method of expression could have been used in most of those cases, so the repetition is purposeful. See on :28.</p><p><em>They came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John</em>- Perhaps we are intended to see a movement of the Spirit out of the houses of organized religion and into domestic homes, which became the house churches upon which the Christian faith was originally built. See on :33 <em>Gathered together at the door</em>.</p>