Mark 1:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 1:14-15

Mark 1:14-15. After John was put in prison B y Herod; Jesus came into Galilee, preaching, &c. Till that time, say the fathers, ανεμεινε αυτον μαρτυρησαι περι αοτου , he waited for John’s testimony concerning him. Accordingly, St. Peter represents Christ as beginning thus to preach from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached was ended, Acts 10:37. Now hence it is evident, that his coming into Galilee, mentioned Luke 4:14, must refer to the same time, that so all the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 1:14-15

EARLY WORK IN GALILEE24. Changing situations (Matthew 4:12-17; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 3:18-20; Luke 4:14-15; John 4:43-45)Somewhere about this time John the Baptist was imprisoned. (Concerning his imprisonment see notes on Matthew 14:1-12; Mark 6:14-29; Luke 9:7-9.) Jesus meanwhile continued north into Galilee, where the people’s enthusiastic welcome was in sharp contrast to the suspicion of the people in Judea (Matthew 4:12-16; John 4:43-45). He pointed out, however, that the kingdom he announced... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 1:15

time = season. is at hand = has drawn near (for the setting up of the kingdom). Compare Galatians 1:4 , Galatians 1:4 , repent. See App-111 . and believe the gospel . A Divine supplement to Matthew 4:17 . believe . See App-150 . Here followed by the Greek Preposition en . App-104 . the = in the. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 1:14-15

1. The message of the Servant 1:14-15 (cf. Matthew 4:12, 17; Luke 4:14-15)This topic sentence summarizes Jesus’ whole ministry in Galilee. It identifies when it started, where it happened, and the essence of what Jesus’ proclaimed that was the basis of His ministry. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 1:14-20

A. The beginning of Jesus’ ministry 1:14-20Mark introduced his readers to the message of the Servant (Mark 1:14-15) and the first disciples of the Servant (Mark 1:16-20). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 1:15

Jesus’ message consisted of two declarations and two commands. First, He declared that the time that God had predicted in the Old Testament had arrived. He was referring to the end of the present age and the beginning of the messianic age, as His second declaration clarified (cf. Galatians 4:4; Hebrews 1:2; Hebrews 9:6-15).The term "kingdom" (Gr. basileia) as it occurs with "the kingdom of God" in Scripture does not just mean everything over which God exercises sovereign authority. The term... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Mark 1:15

1:15 in (b-18) 'Believe in,' &c. A rare form of expression. It refers to believing, in the truth of the substance of a thing. see 2 Timothy 1:12 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:1-45

Baptism of Jesus. Beginning of the Ministry1-8. Appearance of John the Baptist (Matthew 3:1; Luke 3:1). See on Mt and Lk. St. Mark’s Gospel, being based on the reminiscences of Peter, begins with the public ministry of Jesus, or, rather, with His connexion with the Baptist, through which Peter and other apostles first became acquainted with Him. It, therefore, omits the birth narratives, although it is possible that St. Mark was acquainted with them (see on Mark 6:3).1. The beginning] It is... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 1:15

(15) The time is fulfilled.—The words are not found in the parallel passages of the other Gospels, and are interesting as embodying the same thought as St. Paul’s “in the fulness of time” (Galatians 4:4; Ephesians 1:10). So, too, St. Mark adds “believe the gospel” to the simple “repent” of St. Matthew, and gives “the kingdom of God” instead of “the kingdom of heaven.” read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Mark 1:1-45

St. Mark Mark 1:1 A great epoch was exhausted, and passing away to give place to another, the first utterances of which had already been heard in the north, and which awaited but the Initiator, to be revealed. He came. The soul the most full of love, the most sacredly virtuous, the most deeply inspired by God and the future, that men have yet seen on earth Jesus. He bent over the corpse of the dead world, and whispered a word of faith. Over the clay that had lost all of man but the movement... read more

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