MARK 1:14 Parallel Verse View

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ULT But after John was handed over, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God

UST Later, after King Herod Antipas arrested John, Jesus traveled back to the region of Galilee. There, he preached the good news from God.

BSB After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee [and] proclaimed the gospel of God.[fn]

1:14 BYZ and TR the gospel of the kingdom of God

MSB After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee [and] proclaimed the gospel of the kingdom[fn] of God.

BLB And after the delivering up of John, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God

AICNT Now after John was handed over,[fn] Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the good news[fn] {of God}[fn]

1:14, handed over: Or arrested

1:14, good news: Or Gospel

1:14, of God: Some manuscripts read “of the kingdom of God.”

OEB After John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God –

2DT After Yōannēs was given over, Yēsous came into the the Galilaia [Galilee], announcing God’s gospel

WEBBE Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of God’s Kingdom,

WMBB Now after Yochanan was taken into custody, Yeshua came into Galilee, proclaiming the Good News of God’s Kingdom,

NET Now after John was imprisoned, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

LSV And after the delivering up of John, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God,

FBV Later, after John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, announcing God's good news.

TCNT After John was put in prison, Jesus went to Galilee, preaching the gospel [fn]of the kingdom of God

1:14 of the kingdom 95.5% ¦ — CT 2.1%

T4T Later, after John was put in prison {after soldiers put John in prison} because he had rebuked the governor Herod Antipas for his sins, Jesus went to Galilee district. There he was preaching the good message that came from God.

LEB ¶ And after[fn] John _⌊had been taken into custody_⌋,[fn] Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God

1:14 Some manuscripts have “Now after”

1:14 Literally “had been handed over”

BBE Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,

Moff After John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee preaching the gospel of God;

Wymth Then, after John had been thrown into prison, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming God's Good News.

ASV Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,

DRA And after that John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

YLT And after the delivering up of John, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the reign of God,

Drby But after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom of [fn]God,

1.14 Elohim

RV Now after that John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,

SLT And after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God,

Wbstr Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

KJB-1769 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

KJB-1611 Now after that Iohn was put in prison, Iesus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospell of the kingdome of God,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps After that Iohn was deliuered to prison Iesus came into Galilee, preachyng the Gospell of the kyngdome of God,
(After that Yohn was delivered to prison Yesus/Yeshua came into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of the kingdom of God,)

Gnva Now after that Iohn was committed to prison, Iesus came into Galile, preaching the Gospel of the kingdome of God,
(Now after that Yohn was committed to prison, Yesus/Yeshua came into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of the kingdom of God, )

Cvdl But after that Ihon was taken, Iesus came in to Galile, and preached the gospell of the kyngdome of God,
(But after that Yohn was taken, Yesus/Yeshua came in to Galilee, and preached the gospel of the kingdom of God,)

TNT After Iohn was taken Iesus came in to Galile preachinge the gospell of the kyngdome of God
(After Yohn was taken Yesus/Yeshua came in to Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God )

Wycl But aftir that Joon was takun, Jhesus cam in to Galilee, and prechide the gospel of the kyngdoom of God,
(But after that Yohn was taken, Yhesus came in to Galilee, and preached the gospel of the kingdom of God,)

Luth Nachdem aber Johannes überantwortet ward, kam JEsus nach Galiläa und predigte das Evangelium vom Reich Gottes
(After but Yohannes handed_over was, came Yesus after Galilee and preached the gospel from_the kingdom God’s)

ClVg Postquam autem traditus est Joannes, venit Jesus in Galilæam, prædicans Evangelium regni Dei,[fn]
(Postquam however handed_over it_is Yoannes, he_came Yesus in/into/on Galilee, preaching the_Gospel of_the_kingdom of_God, )

1.14 Postquam autem. ISID. Accepimus gratiam pro gratia, carnalia decollantur, spiritualia vivificantur. Cessante umbra, adest veritas. Joannes in carcere, lex in Judæa, Jesus in Galilæa, salus in gentibus. Prædicans, etc. HIER. Beati pauperes spiritu, quoniam ipsi possidebunt Matth. 5., etc. Regno terreno succedit paupertas, paupertati Christianorum regnum sempiternum; unde: Regnum meum non est de hoc mundo Joan. 18.: omnis enim honor terrenus, spuma, fumus, somnus.

1.14 Postquam however. ISID. Accepimus grace for grace, carnal_(things) decollantur, spiritual_(things) aliveficantur. Cessante shadow, is_present the_truth. Yoannes in/into/on prison, the_law in/into/on Yudea, Yesus in/into/on Galilæa, health/safety in/into/on nations. Prædicans, etc. HIER. Blessed the_poor in_spirit, since/because themselves they_will_possess Matth. 5., etc. Regno on_the_ground succeeds poverty, poverty Christianorum kingdom eternal; from_where/who: Regnum mine not/no it_is from/about this to_the_world Yohan 18.: everyone because honour/respect(n) terrenus, spuma, smoke/steam, sleep.

UGNT μετὰ δὲ τὸ παραδοθῆναι τὸν Ἰωάννην, ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, κηρύσσων τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ
(meta de to paradothaʸnai ton Yōannaʸn, aʸlthen ho Yaʸsous eis taʸn Galilaian, kaʸrussōn to euangelion tou Theou)

SBL-GNT ⸂Καὶ μετὰ⸃ τὸ παραδοθῆναι τὸν Ἰωάννην ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν κηρύσσων τὸ ⸀εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ
(⸂Kai meta⸃ to paradothaʸnai ton Yōannaʸn aʸlthen ho Yaʸsous eis taʸn Galilaian kaʸrussōn to ⸀euangelion tou theou)

RP-GNT Μετὰ δὲ τὸ παραδοθῆναι τὸν Ἰωάννην, ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, κηρύσσων τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ,
(Meta de to paradothaʸnai ton Yōannaʸn, aʸlthen ho Yaʸsous eis taʸn Galilaian, kaʸrussōn to euangelion taʸs basileias tou theou,)

TC-GNT [fn]Μετὰ δὲ τὸ παραδοθῆναι [fn]τὸν [fn]Ἰωάννην, ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, κηρύσσων τὸ εὐαγγέλιον [fn]τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ,
(Meta de to paradothaʸnai ton Yōannaʸn, aʸlthen ho Yaʸsous eis taʸn Galilaian, kaʸrussōn to euangelion taʸs basileias tou Theou, )

1:14 μετα δε 99.2% ¦ και μετα SBL WH 0.3%

1:14 τον ¦ — ANT

1:14 ιωαννην ¦ ιωανην WH

1:14 της βασιλειας 95.5% ¦ — CT 2.1%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Coming of God’s Kingdom

A central component of Jesus’ message was that God’s Kingdom had arrived. The arrival of God’s Kingdom was eagerly awaited by the people of Israel, for it would fulfill the many promises of God that had not yet been realized:

The Spirit would not only come again, as he had in the past, but he would come upon each individual believer in fulfillment of Joel 2:28-32 (cp. Acts 2:16-21).
Satan would be defeated (Mark 3:27; Luke 10:17-18), as was already being demonstrated by Jesus’ exorcisms (Mark 1:21-28; 5:1-20; Luke 11:20).
The new covenant promised in Jer 31:31-34 would be established (Mark 14:24).
The resurrection from the dead would produce its firstfruits (Mark 8:31; 9:9, 31; 10:33-34; 16:6; 1 Cor 15:20, 23).
God’s Anointed, the promised Son of David (Matt 2:1-12; Luke 2:25-38) would arrive.

These dimensions of God’s Kingdom have already been fulfilled in the birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus. People are to repent and believe the gospel because God’s Kingdom has arrived in the person of Jesus (Matt 4:23; 6:10; Mark 1:14-15; 4:26-32; Luke 4:42-43).

With the coming of the Kingdom through Jesus, things radically changed in Israel. The Spirit was once again active in the land, working through the prophet John the Baptist and in the ministry of Jesus. For those with eyes to see, the promised Messiah, or Christ, had appeared. Because God’s Kingdom was with them in the person of Jesus, the disciples could not fast like the Pharisees and the disciples of John the Baptist (Mark 2:18-20). Fasting became inappropriate, for the Old Testament promises were being fulfilled. It was time to celebrate and feast (Mark 2:19-20), because God’s reign had begun. People were already entering into the Kingdom (Mark 10:23-31) and experiencing its manifestations (Mark 9:1).

There is a future, not-yet-realized dimension of God’s Kingdom that awaits Christ’s return (Mark 14:25). The ultimate judgment of evil, the final establishment of justice, and the eradication of disease, poverty, and even death will find their fulfillment when Jesus, the Son of Man, returns in glory, gathers his elect (Mark 13:24-27; Titus 2:11-14), judges the world (Mark 8:38; 14:62; Matt 25:31-46; 2 Tim 4:1; Rev 14:14-20), and resurrects the dead (1 Cor 15:12-57; 1 Thes 4:13–5:11). Although the time of Christ’s return is unknown (Mark 13:32), his followers are to be alert and watch for his coming (13:33-37) in anticipation of their blessed hope (Titus 2:13).

Passages for Further Study

Jer 31:31-34; Joel 2:28-32; Matt 4:23; 5:3; 6:10; 25:31-46; Mark 1:14-15; 4:11, 26-32; 8:31-38; 9:1, 47; 10:23-25, 29-31; 13:24-27, 32-37; 14:25, 62; Luke 2:25-38; 4:18-19, 42-43; 6:20; 10:18-20; 11:20; Acts 1:6-8; 2:16-21; 1 Cor 15:22-28; Titus 2:11-14

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:14–15: Jesus began to preach to people

In this section Mark told how Jesus began to preach in Galilee after Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness.

It is good to translate the section before you decide what heading to use for it. Here is another idea for this section heading:

The beginning of Jesus’ work

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 4:12–17; Luke 4:14–15; John 1:43a.

1:14a

After the arrest of John,

¶ When John had already been imprisoned,
¶ After some time had passed, Herod had John arrested and jailed. After that,

After the arrest of John: Mark assumed that his readers already knew the time when John was put in prison. The purpose of the clause is to help the readers know the approximate time when the next event happened.

In some languages it may be confusing to start a new section of a story in this way. If that is true in your language, you may need to present the information in a different order. You may need to first state that John was put in prison, then indicate that Jesus went into Galilee after that. For example:

When some time went by, John was arrested and put in prison. After that, Jesus went into Galilee…

In other languages you may need to change the order of the clauses in this verse. See the General Comment on 1:14a–b for a suggestion.

After: Jesus went to Galilee After John had been put in prison. We do not know how much time passed between John’s imprisonment and Jesus’ trip to Galilee. You should use a general time expression if possible.

the arrest of John: The Greek word that the BSB translates as arrest indicates that John was taken to government authorities for punishment.

Here is another way to translate the word, as the RSV has done:

John was arrested (RSV)

The Greek verb that the BSB translates as the arrest is passive and can be translated more literally as “was delivered over.” In some languages, you may need to use an active verb and supply the person who put John in prison. Mark 6:14–29 indicates that King Herod was the ruler who caused John to be put in prison.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

Later on, after King Herod had put John in prison…

After Herod had caused his men to put John in prison

You may also want to include a footnote mentioning Mark 6:14–29. A sample footnote is:

The story about when John the Baptizer was put in prison and killed is found in Mark 6:14–29.

John: The name John refers to John the Baptist. If this will not be clear to your readers, you may use the same title as you did in 1:4a.

1:14b

Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

Jesus returned to the region/province of Galilee, and he habitually preached the good news from God to the people there.
Jesus traveled to the towns in Galilee, and there he told people the good news that came from God.

Jesus went: Mark 1:9 indicates that Jesus came from Galilee, so in some languages, it may be more natural to say here that Jesus returned to Galilee.

into Galilee: If you identified Galilee in 1:9a as a region/province, you may not have to make that information explicit again here. Consider whether it is natural in your language to mention this again.

proclaimed: The Greek word that the BSB translates as proclaimed is the same word that is translated as “preaching” in 1:4b. It means to publicly tell people something important. The verb form used here implies that Jesus preached the good news repeatedly as he traveled from place to place in Galilee.

Here are some other ways to translate proclaimed in this context:

announced

told people

the gospel of God: The Greek word that the BSB translates as the gospel here is the same word that was translated as “gospel” in 1:1. The phrase gospel of God means the “gospel from God.”There is a textual issue in 1:14b: (1) Some Greek manuscripts have the gospel of God. For example, the RSV says: “preaching the gospel of God” (BSB, NIV, GNT, RSV, NJB, ESV, NET, NASB, REB, GW, NLT, CEV, JBP, NCV). (2) Some Greek manuscripts have the gospel of the kingdom of God. For example, the KJV says: “preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God” (KJV). It is recommended that you follow option (1).

General Comment on 1:14a–b

In some languages it may be more natural to change the order of the information in this verse. For example:

^14aAfter that, ^14bJesus went to Galilee and told people Good News that came from God. ^14a(At that time John had already been put in prison.) ^14bIn his preaching Jesus said….

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί μετά τό παραδοθῆναι τόν Ἰωάννην ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τήν Γαλιλαίαν κηρύσσων τό εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ)

Here, the word But introduces the next major event in the story. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: [Then,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

μετὰ & τὸ παραδοθῆναι τὸν Ἰωάννην

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context (see [6:17–29](../06/17.md)) that it was the soldiers of King Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee. Alternate translation: [after soldiers handed John over to the authorities] or [after the king of Galilee arrested John]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἦλθεν & εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν

came & into (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί μετά τό παραδοθῆναι τόν Ἰωάννην ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τήν Γαλιλαίαν κηρύσσων τό εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ)

Here Mark implies that Jesus was going back to Galilee, since he had originally come from there to meet John (see [1:9](../01/09.md)). If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [came to Galilee again] or [returned to Galilee]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἦλθεν

came

In a context such as this, your language might say “went” instead of came. Alternate translation: [went]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ

Here, Mark is using the possessive form to describe a gospel that relates to God. More specifically, the gospel could: (1) come from God. Alternate translation: [the gospel that came from God] (2) be about God. Alternate translation: [the gospel about God]

Parallel MARK 1:14

Section 1:14–15: Jesus began to preach to people

1:14a

1:14b

General Comment on 1:14a–b