Focused Passage

Mark 1:14-20

The Beginning of the Gospel: The Servant-King Appears with Authority

Mark opens with prophetic preparation, divine identification, wilderness testing, kingdom proclamation, disciple calling, authoritative teaching, demonic defeat, compassionate healing, prayerful mission, and cleansing mercy that spreads Jesus' fame.

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14After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

15“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”

16As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

17“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

18And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

19Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

20Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionAfterμετὰG3326PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulararrestπαραδοθῆναιG3860Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularof JohnἸωάννηνG2491Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwentἦλθενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίανG1056Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[and] proclaimedκηρύσσωνG2784Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulargospelεὐαγγέλιονG2098Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR the gospel of the kingdom of God
Verse 15

Original words

-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulartimeκαιρὸςG2540Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis fulfilledΠεπλήρωταιG4137Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe saidλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείαG932Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularis nearἤγγικενG1448Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularRepentμετανοεῖτεG3340Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbelieveπιστεύετεG4100Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingulargospelεὐαγγελίῳG2098Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 16

Original words

AsΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] was walkingπαράγωνG3855Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularbesideπαρὰG3844PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularSeaθάλασσανG2281Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof GalileeΓαλιλαίαςG1056Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularHe sawεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularSimonΣίμωναG4613Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular[his]ΣίμωνοςG4613Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφὸνG80Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularAndrewἈνδρέανG406Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularThey were casting a netἀμφιβάλλονταςG906Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralintoἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularseaθαλάσσῃG2281Noun - Dative Feminine SingularforγὰρG1063Conjunctionthey wereἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralfishermenἁλιεῖςG231Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 17

Original words

Come, followΔεῦτεG1205Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Plural. . .ὀπίσωG3694PrepositionMeμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionI will makeποιήσωG4160Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural-γενέσθαιG1096Verb - Aorist Infinitive MiddlefishersἁλιεῖςG231Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralof menἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 18

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AndκαὶG2532Conjunctionat onceεὐθὺςG2112Adverbthey leftἀφέντεςG863Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[their]τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralnetsδίκτυαG1350Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural[and] followedἠκολούθησανG190Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 19

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionGoing onπροβὰςG4260Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara little [farther]ὀλίγονG3641Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularHe sawεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularJamesἸάκωβονG2385Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[son]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουG2199Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφὸνG80Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularJohnἸωάννηνG2491Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionTheyαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural[were] inἐνG1722PrepositionaτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularboatπλοίῳG4143Noun - Dative Neuter SingularmendingκαταρτίζονταςG2675Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural[their]τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralnetsδίκτυαG1350Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 20

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionImmediatelyεὐθὺςG2112Adverb[Jesus] calledἐκάλεσενG2564Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey leftἀφέντεςG863Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularfatherπατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularZebedeeΖεβεδαῖονG2199Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularboatπλοίῳG4143Noun - Dative Neuter SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluralhired menμισθωτῶνG3411Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural[and] followedἀπῆλθονG565Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .ὀπίσωG3694PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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