I.
The beginning of the gospel and the initiation of the Slave-Savior
1:1-13
A.
The beginning of the gospel — by the ministry of the forerunner
vv. 1-8
1.
As prophesied
vv. 1-3
Mark 1
:1
1:1
The 1beginning of the
2gospel of
3Jesus Christ,
4the aSon of God,
Mark 1
:2
1:2
1Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
a"Behold,
2I send My
3messenger before
4Your face, who will
5prepare Your way,
Mark 1
:3
1:3
aA 1voice of one crying in the
2wilderness:
3Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight His paths.''
2.
Preaching the baptism of repentance
vv. 4-6
Mark 1
:4
1:4
aJohn 1came baptizing in the
2bwilderness and preaching a
3cbaptism of
drepentance 4for eforgiveness of sins.
Mark 1
:5
1:5
And all the
aregion of
1Judea went out to him, and all the
people of Jerusalem; and they were
2baptized by him in the
3Jordan River, as they
bconfessed their sins.
Mark 1
:6
1:6
And John was
1clothed in camel's
ahair and
had a leather girdle around his loins, and he ate
blocusts and wild
choney.
3.
Introducing the Slave-Savior
vv. 7-8
Mark 1
:7
1:7
And he preached, saying,
1aHe who is stronger than I comes after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
Mark 1
:8
1:8
I have baptized you in
1awater, but He Himself will baptize you in the Holy
1bSpirit.
B.
The initiation of the Slave-Savior
vv. 9-13
1.
Baptized
vv. 9-11
Mark 1
:9
1:9
And in those days Jesus
acame from
1bNazareth of Galilee and was
2baptized 3in the Jordan by John.
Mark 1
:10
1:10
And 1aimmediately, coming up out of the water, He saw the
2heavens being
bparted and the
cSpirit as a
3dove descending upon
4Him.
Mark 1
:11
1:11
And a
avoice came out of the heavens:
1You are My Son, the
bBeloved; in You I have found My
cdelight.
2.
Tested
vv. 12-13
Mark 1
:12
1:12
And aimmediately the Spirit
1thrust Him out into the
bwilderness.
Mark 1
:13
1:13
And He was in the wilderness
1forty days, being
atempted by
2Satan; and He was with the wild animals, and the
bangels ministered to Him.
II.
The ministry of the Slave-Savior for the spreading of the gospel
1:14—10:52
A.
The contents of the gospel service
1:14-45
1.
Proclaiming the gospel
vv. 14-20
Mark 1
:14
1:14
And after John was
adelivered up, Jesus came into
1Galilee,
2bproclaiming the
cgospel 3of God,
Mark 1
:15
1:15
And saying, The time is
afulfilled and the
1bkingdom of God has drawn near.
2cRepent and
3dbelieve in the
4gospel.
Mark 1
:16
1:16
And apassing beside the
1bSea of Galilee, He saw
cSimon and Andrew, Simon's brother,
2casting a
3dnet in the sea, for they were fishermen.
Mark 1
:17
1:17
And Jesus said to them, Come after Me, and I will cause you to become fishers of men.
Mark 1
:18
1:18
And aimmediately leaving the nets, they
1bfollowed Him.
Mark 1
:19
1:19
And going on a little, He saw James the
son of Zebedee and
aJohn his brother, who also
were in their boat,
1mending the nets.
Mark 1
:20
1:20
And aimmediately He
bcalled them, and leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, they
1went after Him.
2.
Teaching the truth
vv. 21-22
Mark 1
:21
1:21
And they
awent into
bCapernaum, and
cimmediately, on the Sabbath, He entered into the
1dsynagogue and
2taught.
Mark 1
:22
1:22
And they were
aastounded at His
bteaching, for He taught them as One having
1authority and not like the scribes.
3.
Casting out demons
vv. 23-28
Mark 1
:23
1:23
And aimmediately, there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean
1spirit, and he cried out, saying,
Mark 1
:24
1:24
1What have we to
ado with You, Jesus,
bNazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I
cknow who You are — the
dHoly One of God.
Mark 1
:25
1:25
And Jesus
arebuked him, saying, Be
bquiet and come out of him!
Mark 1
:26
1:26
And the
aunclean spirit,
bconvulsing him and shouting with a
cloud voice, came out of him.
Mark 1
:27
1:27
And they were all
aamazed, so that they discussed among themselves, saying, What is this? A
bnew teaching! With
1cauthority He orders even the unclean spirits, and they
dobey Him.
Mark 1
:28
1:28
And aimmediately the report concerning Him went out everywhere into all the surrounding region of Galilee.
4.
Healing the sick
vv. 29-39
Mark 1
:29
1:29
And immediately, going out of the synagogue, they came into the
ahouse of Simon and Andrew with James and John.
Mark 1
:30
1:30
And Simon's
amother-in-law was lying down with a
1fever, and
bimmediately they told Him about her.
Mark 1
:31
1:31
And He came to
her and raised her up,
aholding her hand, and the fever
1left her, and she
2served them.
Mark 1
:32
1:32
And when evening fell and the sun had set, they brought to Him all those who were ill and those who were demon possessed.
Mark 1
:33
1:33
And the whole city was
agathered together at the door.
Mark 1
:34
1:34
And He
1healed many who were ill with various
adiseases, and He
2cast out many demons and did
bnot allow the demons to speak, because
3they cknew Him.
Mark 1
:35
1:35
And rising very
aearly in the morning,
while it was still night, He went out and went away to a deserted place, and there He
1bprayed.
Mark 1
:36
1:36
And Simon and those with him hunted for Him,
Mark 1
:37
1:37
And they found Him and said to Him, All are seeking You.
Mark 1
:38
1:38
And He said to them, Let us go
aelsewhere into the nearby towns that I may
1bpreach there also, because for
2this purpose I
ccame out.
Mark 1
:39
1:39
And He went preaching in their
asynagogues in the whole of Galilee and casting out the demons.
5.
Cleansing the leper
vv. 40-45
Mark 1
:40
1:40
And a
1aleper came to Him, entreating Him and
bfalling on his knees and saying to Him, If You are willing, You can
ccleanse me.
Mark 1
:41
1:41
And He was moved with
1compassion, and
2stretching out His hand, He touched him and said to him, I am
1willing; be
3cleansed!
Mark 1
:42
1:42
And aimmediately the leprosy left him, and he was
bcleansed.
Mark 1
:43
1:43
And sternly
acharging him, immediately He thrust him out,
Mark 1
:44
1:44
And said to him, See that you
1say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the
apriest and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
Mark 1
:45
1:45
But he went out and began to
aproclaim it much and to spread the
1matter abroad, so that He could
2no longer enter openly into a city, but He stayed outside in
bdeserted places. And they
ccame to Him from everywhere.
