Berean Standard Bible
Mark 1
(Isaiah 40:1–5; Matthew 3:1–17; Luke 3:1–22; John 1:19–34)
2AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588IsaiahἨσαΐᾳĒsaiaG2268theτῷtōG3588prophetπροφήτῃ·prophētēG4396: “BeholdG2400,I will sendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649MyἐγὼegōG1473τὸνtonG3588messengerἄγγελόνangelonG32ahead of Youπρὸ προσώπου σου,pro prosōpou souG4253G4771G4383,whoὃςhosG3739will prepareκατασκευάσειkataskeuaseiG2680YourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588wayὁδόνhodonG3598.”
3“A voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of one callingβοῶντοςboōntosG994inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048, ‘PrepareἑτοιμάσατεhetoimasateG2090theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598for the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,makeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160straightεὐθείαςeutheiasG2117τὰςtasG3588pathsτρίβουςtribousG5147for Himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.’”
4JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491theG3588BaptistβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907appearedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096inἐνenG1722theG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048καὶkaiG2532,preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784abaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341forεἰςeisG1519theforgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266.
5καὶkaiG2532Peoplewent outἐξεπορεύετοexeporeuetoG1607toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸν ἡauton hēG846G3588from allπᾶσαpasaG3956of JerusalemἹεροσολυμῖταιHi'erosolumitaiG2415andκαὶkaiG2532πάντες,pantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588countrysideχώραchōraG5561of JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaiaG2449καὶkaiG2532.ConfessingἐξομολογούμενοιexomologoumenoiG1843theirαὐτοῦautouG846τῷtōG3588sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,they were baptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907byὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259himαὐτῶν.autōnG846inἐνenG1722theτὰςtasG3588JordanἸορδάνῃIordanēG2446RiverποταμῷpotamōG4215.
6καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491wasἦνēnG1510clothed inἐνδεδυμένοςendedumenosG1746camel’sκαμήλουkamēlouG2574hairτρίχαςtrichasG2359,withκαὶkaiG2532a leatherδερματίνηνdermatinēnG1193beltζώνηνzōnēnG2223aroundπερὶperiG4012hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588waistὀσφὺνosphunG3751καὶkaiG2532.His food wasἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068locustsἀκρίδαςakridasG200andκαὶkaiG2532wildἄγριον.agrionG66honeyμέλιmeliG3192.
7AndκαὶkaiG2532he proclaimedἐκήρυσσεν λέγων·ekērussen legōnG2784G3004: “AfterὀπίσωopisōG3694meG1473will comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064OneὁhoG3588more powerfulἰσχυρότερόςischuroterosG2478than IG1473,theτὸνtonG3588strapsἱμάνταhimantaG2438ofτῶνtōnG3588αὐτοῦ.autouG846whoseοὗhouG3739sandalsὑποδημάτωνhupodēmatōnG5266I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἱκανὸςhikanosG2425to stoop downκύψαςkupsasG2955anduntieλῦσαιlusaiG3089.
9ΚαὶKaiG2532ἐγένετοegenetoG1096InἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἦλθενēlthenG2064fromἀπὸapoG575NazarethΝαζαρὲτNazaretG3478τῆςtēsG3588in GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056andκαὶkaiG2532was baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907byὑπὸhupoG5259JohnἸωάννου.IōannouG2491inεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588JordanἸορδάνηνIordanēnG2446.
10As soonκαὶ εὐθὺςkai euthusG2532G2112as Jesuscame upἀναβαίνωνanabainōnG305out ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204,He sawG3708theτοὺςtousG3588heavensοὐρανοὺςouranousG3772breaking openσχιζομένουςschizomenousG4977andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597onεἰςeisG1519Himαὐτόν·autonG846likeὡςhōsG5613a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058.
The Temptation and Preaching of Jesus
(Matthew 4:1–17; Luke 4:1–15)
13andκαὶkaiG2532He wasἦνēnG1510thereἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳen tēa erēmōG1722G3588G2048for fortyG5062daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,being temptedπειραζόμενοςpeirazomenosG3985byὑπὸhupoG5259τοῦtouG3588SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567καὶkaiG2532.He wasἦνēnG1510withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588wild animalsθηρίων·thēriōnG2342,andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32ministeredδιηκόνουνdiēkonounG1247to Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.
14G2532AfterμετὰmetaG3326theτὸtoG3588arrestπαραδοθῆναιparadothēnaiG3860τὸνtonG3588of JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentἦλθενēlthenG2064intoεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaianG1056andproclaimedκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
15ὅτιhotiG3754“TheὁhoG3588timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540is fulfilledπεπλήρωταιpeplērōtaiG4137καὶkaiG2532,”He saidλέγωνlegōnG3004, “andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316is nearἤγγικενēngikenG1448.RepentμετανοεῖτεmetanoeiteG3340andκαὶkaiG2532believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588gospelεὐαγγελίῳ.¶euangeliōG2098!”
The First Disciples
(Matthew 4:18–22; Luke 5:1–11; John 1:35–42)
16AsΚαὶKaiG2532Jesuswas walkingπαράγωνparagōnG3855besideπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588SeaθάλασσανthalassanG2281τῆςtēsG3588of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,He sawG3708SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588hisΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80AndrewἈνδρέανAndreanG406.They were casting a netG906intoἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588seaθαλάσσῃ·thalassēG2281,forγὰρgarG1063they wereἦσανēsanG1510fishermenἁλιεῖς.halieisG231.
19ΚαὶKaiG2532Going onπροβὰςprobasG4260a littleὀλίγονoligonG3641farther,He sawG3708JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385sonτὸνtonG3588τοῦtouG3588of ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491καὶkaiG2532.TheyαὐτοὺςautousG846wereinἐνenG1722aτῷtōG3588boatπλοίῳploiōG4143,mendingκαταρτίζονταςkatartizontasG2675theirτὰtaG3588netsδίκτυα,diktuaG1350.
20καὶkaiG2532ImmediatelyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112JesuscalledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564themαὐτούς.autousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532they leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962ZebedeeΖεβεδαῖονZebedaionG2199inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588boatπλοίῳploiōG4143withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588hired menμισθωτῶνmisthōtōnG3411andfollowedἀπῆλθον ὀπίσωapēlthon opisōG565G3694Himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.
Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit
(Luke 4:31–37)
21ThenΚαὶKaiG2532Jesus and His companionswentεἰσπορεύονταιeisporeuontaiG1531toεἰςeisG1519CapernaumΚαφαρναούμ.KapharnaoumG2584,andκαὶkaiG2532right awayεὐθὺςeuthusG2112Jesusenteredεἰσελθὼν εἰςeiselthōn eisG1525G1519theτοῖςtoisG3588synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864on theτὴνtēnG3588SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521andbegan to teachἐδίδασκεν.edidaskenG1321.
22καὶkaiG2532The peoplewere astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605atἐπὶepiG1909Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τῇtēaG3588teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322,becauseγὰρgarG1063He taughtἦν διδάσκωνēn didaskōnG1510G1321αὐτοὺςautousG846asὡςhōsG5613one who hadἔχωνechōnG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849,andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐχouchG3756asὡςhōsG5613theοἱhoiG3588scribesγραμματεῖς.¶grammateisG1122.
24λέγων·legōnG3004“WhatτίtiG5101do Youσοί,soiG4771wantκαὶkaiG2532with usG1473,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424of NazarethΝαζαρηνέ;NazarēneG3479?Have You comeἦλθεςēlthesG2064to destroyἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622usG1473?I knowG1492whoτίςtisG5101YouσεseG4771areεἶ,eiG1510—theὁhoG3588HolyἅγιοςhagiosG40OneτοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316!”
26At thisκαὶkaiG2532,theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151threw the man into convulsionsσπαράξαν αὐτὸνsparaxan autonG4682G846andcameἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831outἐξexG1537αὐτοῦ.autouG846καὶkaiG2532with a loud shriekφωνῆσαν φωνῇ μεγάλῃphōnēsan phōnēa megalēG5455G5456G3173.
27καὶkaiG2532AllἅπαντεςhapantesG537the peoplewere amazedἐθαμβήθησανethambēthēsanG2284andὥστεhōsteG5620began to askσυζητεῖνsuzēteinG4802one anotherπρὸς ἑαυτοὺςpros he'autousG4314G1438λέγοντας·legontasG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778?A newκαινὴkainēG2537teachingδιδαχὴdidachēG1322withκατ᾽kat᾽G2596authorityἐξουσίαν·exousianG1849!He commandsἐπιτάσσει,epitasseiG2004evenκαὶkaiG2532theτοῖςtoisG3588τοῖςtoisG3588uncleanἀκαθάρτοιςakathartoisG169spiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532they obeyὑπακούουσινhupakouousinG5219Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846!”
Jesus Heals at Peter’s House
(Matthew 8:14–17; Luke 4:38–41)
29As soon asΚαὶ εὐθὺςKai euthusG2532G2112Jesus and His companionshad leftἐκ ἐξελθόντεςek exelthontesG1831G1537theτῆςtēsG3588synagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864,they wentἦλθονēlthonG2064withμετὰmetaG3326JamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννου.IōannouG2491toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588homeοἰκίανoikianG3614of SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613andκαὶkaiG2532AndrewἈνδρέουAndreouG406.
31SoκαὶkaiG2532He went toπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334her,tookκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902herτῆςtēsG3588by thehandχειρόςcheirosG5495,and helped her upἤγειρεν αὐτὴνēgeiren autēnG1453G846καὶkaiG2532.TheὁhoG3588feverπυρετόςpuretosG4446leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863herαὐτὴνautēnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532she began to serveδιηκόνειdiēkoneiG1247themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.
32δὲdeG1161That eveningὈψίας γενομένης,Opsias genomenēsG3798G1096,afterὅτεhoteG3753ὁhoG3588sunsetἔδυ ἥλιος,edu hēliosG2246G1416, peoplebroughtἔφερονepheronG5342toπρὸςprosG4314JesusαὐτὸνautonG846allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588sickκακῶς ἔχονταςkakōs echontasG2192G2560andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588demon-possessedδαιμονιζομένους·daimonizomenousG1139,
34AndκαὶkaiG2532He healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183who wereἔχονταςechontasG2192illκακῶςkakōsG2560with variousποικίλαιςpoikilaisG4164diseasesνόσοιςnosoisG3554andκαὶkaiG2532drove outἐξέβαλενexebalenG1544manyπολλὰpollaG4183demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140.ButκαὶkaiG2532He would not allowοὐκ ἤφιενouk ēphienG3756G863theτὰtaG3588demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they knewᾔδεισανēdeisanG1492who He wasαὐτόνautonG846.
Jesus Prays and Preaches
(Luke 4:42–44)
38ButΚαὶKaiG2532Jesusansweredλέγει αὐτοῖς·legei autoisG3004G846, “Let us goἄγωμενagōmenG71onἀλλαχοῦallachouG237toεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588neighboringἐχομέναςechomenasG2192townsκωμοπόλειςkōmopoleisG2969soἵναinaG2443I can preachκηρύξω·kēruxōG2784thereἐκεῖekeiG1563as wellκαὶkaiG2532,forγὰρgarG1063that is whyεἰς τοῦτοeis toutoG1519G3778I have comeἐξῆλθον.¶exēlthonG1831.”
39SoΚαὶKaiG2532He wentἦλθενēlthenG2064throughoutεἰς ὅληνeis holēnG1519G3650τὰςtasG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaianG1056,preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784inεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὴνtēnG3588synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864andκαὶkaiG2532driving outἐκβάλλων.¶ekballōnG1544τὰtaG3588demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140.
The Leper’s Prayer
(Leviticus 14:1–32; Matthew 8:1–4; Luke 5:12–16)
40ThenΚαὶKaiG2532a leperλεπρὸςleprosG3015cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314JesusαὐτὸνautonG846,beggingπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870αὐτὸνautonG846on his kneesκαὶ γονυπετῶνkai gonupetōnG2532G1120ὅτιhotiG3754καὶkaiG2532λέγωνlegōnG3004αὐτῷautōG846: “IfἐὰνeanG1437You are willingθέλῃςthelēsG2309,You canδύνασαίdunasaiG1410make me cleanκαθαρίσαι.katharisaiG2511G1473.”
44καὶkaiG2532λέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846“Seeὅρα,horaG3708that you don’t tellμηδενὶ εἴπῃς·mēdeni eipēsG2036G3367anyoneμηδὲνmēdenG3367.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235goὕπαγε,hupageG5217,showδεῖξονdeixonG1166yourselfG4572to theτῷtōG3588priestἱερεῖhi'ereiG2409andκαὶkaiG2532present the offeringπροσένεγκεprosenegkeG4374ἃhaG3739MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475prescribedπροσέταξενprosetaxenG4367forπερὶperiG4012yourG4771τοῦtouG3588cleansingκαθαρισμοῦkatharismouG2512,asεἰςeisG1519a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.”
45ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588manwent outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831andopenlyπολλὰpollaG4183beganG756to proclaimκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784andκαὶkaiG2532spreadδιαφημίζεινdiaphēmizeinG1310theτὸνtonG3588newsλόγονlogonG3056.ConsequentlyὥστεhōsteG5620,JesusαὐτὸνautonG846could no longerμηκέτι δύνασθαιmēketi dunasthaiG3371G1410enterεἰς εἰσελθεῖν,eis eiseltheinG1525G1519a townπόλινpolinG4172in plain viewφανερῶςphanerōsG5320,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235He stayedἦν.ēnG1510outἔξωexōG1854inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909solitaryἐρήμοιςerēmoisG2048placesτόποιςtopoisG5117.YetκαὶkaiG2532peoplecameἤρχοντοērchontoG2064toπρὸςprosG4314HimαὐτὸνautonG846from every quarterπάντοθεν.¶pantothenG3840.
Commentaries on Mark 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Berean Standard Bible — © Berean Bible — CC0 / Public Domain
Commentaries