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Mark 1
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The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; |
 (1:2) "As it is written in the prophets"
Mark claims that John the Baptist fulfilled the prophecy given in Malachi
(3:1, 4:1, 5). But the Malachi prophecy says that God
will send Elijah before "the great and dreadful day of the LORD" in which the world will be consumed by fire. Yet John the
Baptist flatly denied that he was Elijah (Elias) in John 1:21 and the earth was not destroyed after
John's appearance.
The phrase "as it is written in the prophets" is not found in the oldest and best Greek manuscripts which say, rather,
"as it is written in Isaiah." Scribes made the change to correct the mistake of attributing the quotation to Isaiah, since
the first part of the quote (v.2) is not from Isaiah, but from Ex.23:20 and
Mal.3:1.1
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| 1:2
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy
face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
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The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.
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John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance
for the remission of sins.
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And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem,
and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
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And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about
his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; |
 St. John in the wilderness
(Veneziano
Domenico, c. 1445)
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And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the
latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
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I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the
Holy Ghost. |
 Jesus is Baptised
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And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of
Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
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And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and
the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: |
 (1:9) "Baptized of John in Jordan"
Where did John baptize?
 The baptism of Christ
(Master of the life of John the Baptist,
1330-1340)
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And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased.
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And immediately
the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
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And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was
with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. |
(1:11) "Thou art my beloved son."
How did God address Jesus at his baptism?
(1:12-13) "And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan."
What did Jesus do after his baptism?
Satan Tempts Jesus
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Now after that John was
put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the
kingdom of God,
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And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand:
repent ye, and believe the gospel.
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Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his
brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
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And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become
fishers of men.
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And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. |
(1:14-16) "After that John was put in prison"
Which came first: the calling of Peter and
Andrew or the imprisonment of John the Baptist?
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And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of
Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
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And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the
ship with the hired servants, and went after him. |
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And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he
entered into the synagogue, and taught. |
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And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that
had authority, and not as the scribes. |
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And there was in their
synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, |
(1:23-24)
"I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God."
"Unclean spirits" confess that
Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. If 1 Jn.4:2 is
true, then these "unclean spirits" are of God.
Are those who believe Jesus is the Christ of God?
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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.
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And Jesus rebuked him,
saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. |
(1:25)
"And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace."
Jesus rebukes the "unclean spirit"
for saying that Jesus is "the holy one of God."
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And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he
came out of him.
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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. |
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And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round
about Galilee. |
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And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into
the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. |
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But Simon's wife's mother lay
sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her. |
(1:30) "Simon's wife"
Peter, who Catholics believe was the first pope, was married.
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And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately
the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
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And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were
diseased, and them that
were possessed with devils. |
(1:32-34)
"He ... suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him."
Jesus casts out more devils and tells them not to reveal who he is.
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And all the city was gathered together at the door.
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And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils;
and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. |
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And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and
departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. |
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And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. |
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And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. |
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And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach
there also: for therefore came I forth. |
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And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out
devils. |
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And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him,
and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. |
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And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and
saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. |
(1:41) "Jesus, moved with compassion"
Some manuscripts say that Jesus was moved with anger, not compassion. Bart Ehrman in
Misquoting Jesus (p.133-138) argues that
the original text probably said that Jesus reacted with wrath rather than compassion, and was later changed by scribes to
make the verse less problematic.
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And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him,
and he was cleansed.
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And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
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And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew
thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses
commanded, for a testimony unto them. |
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But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the
matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but
was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
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Next Chapter
1. Bart D. Ehrman,
Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed
the Bible and Why, (2005), p.94-5
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- How are Jesus
and Satan alike? (Mark 1:1)
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