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Mark 1:9-13

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

10As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.

11And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

12At once the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness,

13and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.

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Verse 9

Cross-references

Luke 3:21Classic cross-references 2 Kings 5:12Classic cross-references Matthew 2:23Classic cross-references Matthew 3:13Classic cross-references

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction-ἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularInἐνG1722PrepositionthoseἐκείναιςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραιςG2250Noun - Dative Feminine PluralJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcameἦλθενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositionNazarethΝαζαρὲτG3478Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularin GalileeΓαλιλαίαςG1056Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwas baptizedἐβαπτίσθηG907Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularbyὑπὸG5259PrepositionJohnἸωάννουG2491Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularJordanἸορδάνηνG2446Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

Matthew 3:16Classic cross-references John 1:32Classic cross-references John 1:51Classic cross-references John 1:31Classic cross-references Luke 3:22Classic cross-references

Original words

vvvκαὶG2532ConjunctionAs soon [as Jesus]εὐθὺςG2112Adverbcame upἀναβαίνωνG305Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularout ofἐκG1537PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularwaterὕδατοςG5204Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularHe sawεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralheavensοὐρανοὺςG3772Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralbreaking openσχιζομένουςG4977Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter SingulardescendingκαταβαῖνονG2597Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter SingularonεἰςG1519PrepositionHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularlikeὡςG5613Adverba doveπεριστερὰνG4058Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

Or he saw; see John 1:32–33

Verse 11

Cross-references

2 Peter 1:17Classic cross-references Isaiah 42:1Classic cross-references Matthew 3:17Classic cross-references Mark 9:7Classic cross-references Matthew 17:5Classic cross-references

Original words

AndκαὶG2532Conjunctiona voiceφωνὴG5456Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularcameἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανῶνG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralYouΣὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularareεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbelovedἀγαπητόςG27Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱόςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionYouσοὶG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularI am well pleasedεὐδόκησαG2106Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

Matthew 4BSB references Luke 4BSB references Matthew 4:1Classic cross-references Luke 4:1Classic cross-references

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionAt onceεὐθὺςG2112AdverbtheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter Singulardrove [Jesus]ἐκβάλλειG1544Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwildernessἔρημονG2048Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular

Verse 13

Cross-references

1 Timothy 3:16Classic cross-references Hebrews 2:17Classic cross-references Hebrews 4:15Classic cross-references Exodus 34:28Classic cross-references Matthew 26:53Classic cross-references

Original words

andκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe wasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvἐνG1722PrepositionvvvτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular[there]ἐρήμῳG2048Adjective - Dative Feminine Singularfor fortyτεσσεράκονταG5062Adjective - Accusative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραςG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralbeing temptedπειραζόμενοςG3985Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularbyὑπὸG5259Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularSatanΣατανᾶG4567Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe wasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Pluralwild animalsθηρίωνG2342Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralangelsἄγγελοιG32Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralministeredδιηκόνουνG1247Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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