Mar 1:14-15 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 1:14-15: 1:14-15 This summary introduces 1:14–3:6 . Such summaries (see also 3:7-12 ; 6:6 ) help hearers understand what follows; most of Mark’s original audience would have heard the Gospel read aloud. 1:14 Jesus’ ministry is described as beginning after John was arrested . There was some overlap (John 3:22-24 ; 4:1-2 ), but most of Jesus’ ministry occurred after John’s. John also belongs primarily to the old order (Matt 11:7-14 ), while Jesus belongs primarily to the new. Both men fulfilled God’s plan through being arrested and executed (Mark 6:14-29 ; 9:31 ; 10:33 ). Jesus began preaching in Galilee at this time, but John 2:13–4:43 suggests that Jesus had had an earlier ministry in Judea.

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lJohn 2:13–4:43►

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‏ Mark 1:14-15

Summary for Mark 1:14-15: 1:14-15 ^a This summary introduces 1:14–3:6 ^b. Such summaries (see also 3:7-12 ^c; 6:6 ^d) help hearers understand what follows; most of Mark’s original audience would have heard the Gospel read aloud. 1:14 ^e Jesus’ ministry is described as beginning after John was arrested. There was some overlap (John 3:22-24 ^f; 4:1-2 ^g), but most of Jesus’ ministry occurred after John’s. John also belongs primarily to the old order (Matt 11:7-14 ^h), while Jesus belongs primarily to the new. Both men fulfilled God’s plan through being arrested and executed (Mark 6:14-29 ⁱ; 9:31 ^j; 10:33 ^k). Jesus began preaching in Galilee at this time, but John 2:13–4:43 ^l suggests that Jesus had had an earlier ministry in Judea.
1:15 ^m Jesus’ preaching is summarized by his announcement that the Kingdom of God had come, and that people needed to repent and believe the Good News about the Messiah (1:1 ⁿ).

• The Kingdom of God is not tied to a territory; it dynamically began in Jesus’ person and extended to his followers.

• In response to the arrival of God’s Kingdom, people are called to repent (to turn from sin and yield to God) and to have faith in God’s Good News. In Jesus’ time, the Good News was the arrival of God’s reign through the Messiah. For Mark’s later audience, it was the news of Jesus’ death, resurrection, ascension, and promised return (15:1–16:8 ^o). All people, Jews and Gentiles alike, need God’s forgiveness through repentance and faith in Jesus.