Mark Chapter 1 verse 1 Holy Bible

ASV Mark 1:1

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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BBE Mark 1:1

The first words of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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DARBY Mark 1:1

Beginning of the glad tidings of Jesus Christ, Son of God;
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KJV Mark 1:1

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
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WBT Mark 1:1


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WEB Mark 1:1

The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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YLT Mark 1:1

A beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God.
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Mark 1 : 1 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 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, namely, "as it is written" (καθῶς for ὠς), "even as it is written." The words "the gospel of Jesus Christ" do not signify the book which St. Mark wrote, but the evangelical teaching of Jesus Christ. St. Mark means that the gospel announcement by Jesus Christ had such a beginning as had been predicted by Isaiah and Malachi, namely, the preaching of John the Baptist, and his testimony concerning Christ, to be fully laid open by the preaching and the death of Christ. The preaching of repentance by the Baptist was the preparation and the beginning of the evangelical preaching by Christ, of whom John was the forerunner. It has been well observed that St. Matthew and St. John begin their Gospels from Christ himself; but St. Matthew from the human, and St. John from the Divine, generation of Christ. St. Mark and St. Luke commence from John the Baptist; but St. Luke from his nativity, and St, John from his preaching. The words, the Son of God, are rightly retained in the Revised Version, although they are omitted by some ancient authorities.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(1) 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" of the kingdom of God (Mark 1:14; Matthew 4:23; Matthew 9:35), and the later sense, as a book recording the main facts in our Lord's life and work. In 1Corinthians 15:1, 2Timothy 2:8, where it clearly includes a narrative of some kind, we have an instance of a like transition.The Son of God.--This also is significant as to the Church's faith at the time when St. Mark wrote. He, of whom he speaks, was not a prophet or righteous man only, but was, in the highest sense which could be attached to the words, the Son of God. If we think of St. Mark as reproducing St. Peter's teaching, we cannot fail to connect the words, thus placed, as they are, in the very title of his Gospel, with the Apostle's confession in Matthew 16:16. . . .