New English Translation
Mark 1:1
1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Mark 1:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
- New International Version (NIV)The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God,
- English Standard Version (ESV)The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Context of Mark 1:1
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way, 3the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”
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Ἀρχὴ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ·Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Mark 1:1
- Luke 1:2like the accounts passed on to us by those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning.
- Luke 2:10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all the people:
- Acts 1:1I wrote the former account, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach
- John 20:31But these are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
- Romans 1:1From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.
- 1 John 1:1This is what we proclaim to you: what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched (concerning the word of life –
- 1 John 5:11And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
- Psalms 2:7The king says, “I will announce the Lord’s decree. He said to me: ‘You are my son! This very day I have become your father!
- Matthew 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight.”
- Matthew 14:33Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
- Matthew 17:5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!”
- Luke 1:35The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.
- John 1:14Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory – the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.
- John 3:16For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
- John 6:69We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God!”
- Romans 8:3For God achieved what the law could not do because it was weakened through the flesh. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
Commentaries on Mark 1:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The beginning of the Gospel - It is with the utmost propriety that Mark begins the Gospel dispensation by the preaching of John the Baptist, he being the forerunner of Jesus Christ, and the first proclaimer of the incarnated Messiah. Gospel - for the meaning of the word see the preface to Matthew. Son of God - To point out his Divine origin; and thus glancing at his miraculous conception. This was an essential character of the Messiah. See Matthew 16:16…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The beginning of the gospel - The word “gospel” literally signifies good news, and particularly the good tidings respecting the way of salvation by the Lord Jesus Christ. Some have understood the word “gospel” here to mean “history” or “life - the beginning of the history,” etc.; but Mark says nothing of the early life of the Saviour. The word “gospel” here has reference rather to the preaching of John, an account of which immediately follows, and means…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Mark was a sister's son to Barnabas, Col 4:10; and Ac 12:12 shows that he was the son of Mary, a pious woman of Jerusalem, at whose house the apostles and first Christians assembled. From Peter's styling him his son, 1Pe 5:13, the evangelist is supposed to have been converted by that apostle. Thus Mark was closely united with the followers of our Lord, if not himself one of the number. Mark wrote at Rome; some suppose that Peter dictated to him, though…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Mark begins with an introduction. This gospel is about Jesus. In each story in Mark, we should ask, “What is Mark teaching about Jesus in this passage?” Gospel: This is a common term in Mark (see 1:14–15; 8:35; 10:29; 13:10; 14:9). It can also be translated as good news. The gospel is the good news about Jesus. See study note on Mark 1:15. The Hebrew word mashiakh (Messiah) has the same meaning as the Greek term christos (Christ). Both mean “anointed…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1That the Second Gospel was written by Mark is universally agreed, though by what Mark, not so. The great majority of critics take the writer to be "John whose surname was Mark," of whom we read in the Acts, and who was "sister's son to Barnabas" (Col 4:10). But no reason whatever is assigned for this opinion, for which the tradition, though ancient, is not uniform; and one cannot but wonder how it is so easily taken for granted by Wetstein, Hug, Meyer…Read the comment
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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
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