Bible Strands
Mark 1:14
After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator reports Jesus entering Galilee immediately after John’s arrest to proclaim God’s gospel. This action follows his forty-day wilderness temptation and directly precedes his public call to repentance and faith.
The words — παραδοθῆναι (paradothēnai) translates literally as "delivering up" or "handing over," marking the event that triggers Jesus’ public ministry. ἦλθεν (ēlthen) means "came," indicating his deliberate arrival in Galilee.
The thread — Jesus’ movement into Galilee upon hearing of John’s imprisonment matches Matthew 4:12. His proclamation of the good news continues the traveling ministry pattern described in Luke 8:1.
Why it lands — The text states that Jesus’ public work begins precisely when John’s ends, shifting focus to the nearness of God’s kingdom. It requires the reader to respond to the gospel by repenting and believing.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
Cross-references
- Matthew 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Matthew 4:12 When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
- Luke 8:1 Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,
- Matthew 9:35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
- Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
- Ephesians 2:17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
- Luke 4:17 the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:
- Luke 4:43 But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
- Acts 28:23 So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
- Matthew 14:2 and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”