“ The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; ”
The 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...
A brief introductory section showing how the work of John the Baptist, and the baptism and temptation of Jesus, led up to the ministry in Galilee. Mark 1:1 is perhaps best taken as the title to...
The beginning of the gospel . A Hebraism. No Article. Compare Hosea 1:2 , "[The] beginning of the word of Jehovah by Hosea". It is the beginning, not of the book, but of the facts of the good news....
Mark 1:1 . The beginning of the Gospel. Though what we have hitherto taken out of Matthew and Luke is a part of the Gospel, yet it is not without reason that Mark makes the beginning of...
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; The beginning of the Gospel - It is with the utmost propriety that Mark begins the Gospel dispensation by the preaching of John the Baptis...
Of Jesus Christ the Son of God— This exordium is singular; for while the other Evangelists describe our Saviour as the Son of man, St. Mark, in express words, stiles him the Son of God. A title...
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. By the "Gospel" of Jesus Christ here is evidently meant the blessed s...
The beginning ] It is clear that at first the elementary preaching of the gospel by the apostles began with the baptism of Jesus by John, and that it was only subsequently, and to the initiated alon...
The beginning of the gospel. — The opening words are interesting as presenting a transition stage in the history of the word Gospel, between its earlier sense, as meaning generally the “good news”...
Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1:1-6 ( Mark 1:1-6 ) THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL. "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send My m...
the Beginning of Jesus' Ministry Mark 1:1-20 The ministry of John the Baptist, Mark 1:1-8 . Always the message of John precedes that of Jesus Christ; first the changed attitude of the will,...
The introductory words of this Gospel according to Mark are characterized by brevity. Mark at once announces his theme, "The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God," and then in rapi...
CONTENTS. The Evangelist enters upon his records of the LORD JESUS with an account of John the Baptist. To this follow the Baptism of CHRIST, his temptation, preaching, the call of his Apo...
WHAT IS THE GOSPEL? ‘The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.’ Mark 1:1 As God the Father gave His Son to be the Saviour of the world, so He also appointed faithful witne...
Ver. 1. The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ ,.... Not that the Gospel first began to be preached at this time, for it was preached by Isaiah, and other prophets before; and long before that,...
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; Ver. 1. The beginning of the Gospel, &c. ] The history of our Saviour's life and death, St Mark is recorded to have written at the...
The beginning of the gospel That is, of the gospel history; of Jesus Christ, the Son of God Who was, or is, in the bosom of the Father, John 1:18 , and came down from heaven, John 3:13 , to rev...
This beginning is not that of John 1:1 , which speaks of the Lord's eternal existence "with God," and as being God; nor is it that of creation ( Genesis 1:1 ), but of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the...
The Ministry of John the Baptist. 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 2 As it is written in the prophe...
OLBGrk; MARK CHAPTER 1 Mark 1:1-8 The Gospel begins with the preaching of John the Baptist. Mark 1:9-11 Jesus is baptized, witnessed to from heaven, Mark 1:12-13 and tempted of the...
‘The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.' ‘The beginning.' These words have overtones of something especially important. Genesis 1 begins with the words, ‘in the beginning...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 1:1 . Beginning .—For best commentary on this see Luke 16:16 . Law and prophets ended with John, who heralded new régime . Gospel .—Good tidings, from God t...
Mark 1:1 I. The Gospel has had three beginnings, yet it is right to speak of each as the beginning. (1) The beginning as seen in the Divine counsels, when the Gospel was but a thought. (2) The beg...
Mark 1:1 . The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. This commencement is laconic, beautiful, and perspicuous. Several Greek authors begin their books in this independent way. I...
The beginning. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ I. In John’s way of living there was the beginning of a gospel spirit. (a) Self-denial. (b) Nonconformity to the world. II. I...
EXPOSITION Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ . These words mean, not the title of the book, but the commencement of the narrative; and so they depend upon what follows,...
The Ministry of John the Baptist. Mark 1:1-8 The superscription of the Gospel: The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is characteristic of the evangelist's nature, wh...
1 John 1:1-3 ; 1 John 5:11 ; 1 John 5:12 ; Acts 1:1 ; Acts 1:2 ; Hebrews 1:1 ; Hebrews 1:2 ; John 1:14 ; John 1:34 ; John 1:49 ; John 20:31 ; John 3:16 ; John 6:69 ; Luke 1:2 ; Luke 1:...
Jesus Christ the Son of God Mark 1:1-20 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Let us consider the opening statement of Mark's Gospel. There are some who vainly contend that the Gospel of Mark has nothing to s...
The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ — The evangelist speaks with strict propriety: for the beginning of the Gospel is in the account of John the Baptist, contained in the first paragraph; t...