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Text -- Mark 1:19-45 (NET)
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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 .
Jesus’ Authority
1:21 Then they went to Capernaum . When the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach .
1:22 The people there were amazed by his teaching , because he taught them like one who had authority , not like the experts in the law .
1:23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit , and he cried out ,
1:24 “Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene ! Have you come to destroy us ? I know who you are – the Holy One of God !”
1:25 But Jesus rebuked him : “Silence ! Come out of him !”
1:26 After throwing him into convulsions , the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him .
1:27 They were all amazed so that they asked each other, “What is this ? A new teaching with authority ! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him .”
1:28 So the news about him spread quickly throughout all the region around Galilee .
Healings at Simon’s House
1:29 Now as soon as they left the synagogue , they entered Simon and Andrew’s house , with James and John .
1:30 Simon’s mother-in-law was lying down , sick with a fever , so they spoke to Jesus at once about her .
1:31 He came and raised her up by gently taking her hand . Then the fever left her and she began to serve them .
1:32 When it was evening , after sunset , they brought to him all who were sick and demon-possessed .
1:33 The whole town gathered by the door .
1:34 So he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons . But he would not permit the demons to speak , because they knew him .
Praying and Preaching
1:35 Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark , departed , and went out to a deserted place , and there he spent time in prayer .
1:36 Simon and his companions searched for him .
1:37 When they found him , they said , “Everyone is looking for you .”
1:38 He replied , “Let us go elsewhere , into the surrounding villages , so that I can preach there too . For that is what I came out here to do.”
1:39 So he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons .
Cleansing a Leper
1:40 Now a leper came to him and fell to his knees , asking for help . “If you are willing , you can make me clean ,” he said .
1:41 Moved with compassion , Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying , “I am willing . Be clean !”
1:42 The leprosy left him at once , and he was clean .
1:43 Immediately Jesus sent the man away with a very strong warning .
1:44 He told him , “See that you do not say anything to anyone, but go , show yourself to a priest , and bring the offering that Moses commanded for your cleansing , as a testimony to them .”
1:45 But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places . Still they kept coming to him from everywhere .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Capernaum |
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
Miracles |
James |
Peter |
Zebedee |
MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 1 |
MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 2 |
Leprosy |
DEMON; DEMONIAC; DEMONOLOGY |
Prayer |
Demons |
John |
Daemoniac |
Worship |
SPIRIT |
GALILEE, SEA OF |
PETER, SIMON |
ANDREW |
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NET Notes -> Mar 1:19; Mar 1:21; Mar 1:21; Mar 1:21; Mar 1:21; Mar 1:21; Mar 1:21; Mar 1:22; Mar 1:22; Mar 1:22; Mar 1:23; Mar 1:23; Mar 1:24; Mar 1:24; Mar 1:25; Mar 1:25; Mar 1:25; Mar 1:28; Mar 1:29; Mar 1:29; Mar 1:30; Mar 1:30; Mar 1:31; Mar 1:34; Mar 1:34; Mar 1:34; Mar 1:34; Mar 1:34; Mar 1:35; Mar 1:35; Mar 1:35; Mar 1:38; Mar 1:38; Mar 1:39; Mar 1:39; Mar 1:40; Mar 1:40; Mar 1:40; Mar 1:41; Mar 1:41; Mar 1:41; Mar 1:43; Mar 1:43; Mar 1:44; Mar 1:44; Mar 1:44; Mar 1:44; Mar 1:45; Mar 1:45; Mar 1:45; Mar 1:45
NET Notes: Mar 1:19 Or “a boat.” The phrase ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ (en tw ploiw) can either refer to a generic boat, some...
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NET Notes: Mar 1:21 The synagogue was a place for Jewish prayer and worship, with recognized leadership (cf. Luke 8:41). Though its origin is not entirely clear, it seems...
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NET Notes: Mar 1:22 Or “the scribes.” The traditional rendering of γραμματεύς (grammateu") as “sc...
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NET Notes: Mar 1:23 Grk “he cried out, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been tr...
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NET Notes: Mar 1:24 The confession of Jesus as the Holy One here is significant, coming from an unclean spirit. Jesus, as the Holy One of God, who bears God’s Spiri...
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NET Notes: Mar 1:25 The command Come out of him! is an example of Jesus’ authority (see v. 32). Unlike other exorcists, Jesus did not use magical incantations nor d...
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NET Notes: Mar 1:28 Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in t...
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NET Notes: Mar 1:30 Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Mar 1:34 The mss vary on what is read at the end of v. 34. Some have “they knew him to be the Christ,” with various Greek constructions (ᾔ ...
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NET Notes: Mar 1:40 This is a third class condition. The report portrays the leper making no presumptions about whether Jesus will heal him or not.
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NET Notes: Mar 1:41 Touched. This touch would have rendered Jesus ceremonially unclean (Lev 14:46; also Mishnah, m. Nega’im 3.1; 11.1; 12.1; 13.6-12).
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NET Notes: Mar 1:43 Grk “him”; the referent (the man who was healed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Mar 1:44 Or “as an indictment against them”; or “as proof to the people.” This phrase could be taken as referring to a positive witness...
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