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Mark 1:15 — Meaning and Application
Understand how this verse speaks to what you're facing—and how to apply it today
King James Version
"And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel."
Mark 1:15
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
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Mark 1:1
"The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;"
Mark 1:2
"As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee."
Mark 1:3
"The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."
Mark 1:4
"John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. {for: or, unto}"
Mark 1:5
"And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins."
Mark 1:6
"And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;"
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