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Text -- Mark 1:14-20 (NET)
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Preaching in Galilee and the Call of the Disciples
1:14 Now after John was imprisoned , Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God .
1:15 He said , “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near . Repent and believe the gospel !”
1:16 As he went along the Sea of Galilee , he saw Simon and Andrew , Simon’s brother , casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen ).
1:17 Jesus said to them , “Follow me , and I will turn you into fishers of people .”
1:18 They left their nets immediately and followed him .
1:19 Going on a little farther , he saw James , the son of Zebedee , and John his brother in their boat mending nets .
1:20 Immediately he called them , and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
James |
Andrew |
Jesus, The Christ |
GALILEE, SEA OF |
Zebedee |
Faith |
Self-denial |
Obedience |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
Fishing, the art of |
Minister |
Peter |
Gospel |
Kingdom of God |
MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 2 |
WEALTH, WEALTHY |
Repentance |
WEAVING |
John |
Preaching |
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NET Notes: Mar 1:15 The kingdom of God is a reference to the sovereign activity of God as he rules over his creation and brings his plans to realization.
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NET Notes: Mar 1:17 The kind of fishing envisioned was net – not line – fishing (cf. v. 16; cf. also BDAG 55 s.v. ἀμφιβάλ&...
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NET Notes: Mar 1:18 The expression followed him pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.
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