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Repent and believe the good news!&#8221 <a href="/nlt/mark/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> “The time promised by God has come at last!” he announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!” <a href="/esv/mark/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” <a href="/bsb/mark/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!” <a href="/blb/mark/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and saying, "The time has been fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has drawn near; repent and believe in the gospel." <a href="/kjv/mark/1.htm">King James Bible</a> And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. <a href="/nkjv/mark/1.htm">New King James Version</a> and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” <a href="/nasb_/mark/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” <a href="/nasb/mark/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> and saying, &#8220The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/mark/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” <a href="/lsb/mark/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” <a href="/amp/mark/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and saying, “The [appointed period of] time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life] and believe [with a deep, abiding trust] in the good news [regarding salvation].” <a href="/csb/mark/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news! ” <a href="/hcsb/mark/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the good news!&#8221 <a href="/asv/mark/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel. <a href="/cev/mark/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> He said, "The time has come! God's kingdom will soon be here. Turn back to God and believe the good news!" <a href="/erv/mark/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel. <a href="/gwt/mark/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He said, "The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near. Change the way you think and act, and believe the Good News." <a href="/gnt/mark/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> "The right time has come," he said, "and the Kingdom of God is near! Turn away from your sins and believe the Good News!" <a href="/isv/mark/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> He said, "The time is now! The kingdom of God is near! Repent, and keep believing the gospel!" <a href="/msb/mark/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?The time is fulfilled,? He said, ?and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!? <a href="/net/mark/1.htm">NET Bible</a> He said, "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the gospel!" <a href="/nheb/mark/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is near. Repent, and believe in the Good News." <a href="/wbt/mark/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. <a href="/wey/mark/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "The time has fully come," He said, "and the Kingdom of God is close at hand: repent, and believe this Good News. <a href="/web/mark/1.htm">World English Bible</a> and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/mark/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and saying, “The time has been fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God has come near, convert and believe in the good news.” <a href="/blb/mark/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and saying, "The time has been fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has drawn near; repent and believe in the gospel." <a href="/ylt/mark/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and saying -- 'Fulfilled hath been the time, and the reign of God hath come nigh, reform ye, and believe in the good news.' <a href="/slt/mark/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And saying, That the time has been completed, and the kingdom of God has drawn near: repent ye, and believe in the good news.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/mark/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And saying: The time is accomplished, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel. <a href="/cpdv/mark/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and saying: “For the time has been fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn near. Repent and believe in the Gospel.” <a href="/nabre/mark/1.htm">New American Bible</a> “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” <a href="/nrsvce/mark/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/mark/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And saying, The time has come to an end, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he said, “Time is coming to an end. The Kingdom of God has arrived. Repent and believe in The Good News.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/mark/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and saying: The time has fully come, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the gospel. <a href="/godbey/mark/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> and saying, <FR>That the time is fulfilled: the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/mark/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God draweth nigh: repent, and believe the gospel.<CM> <a href="/mace/mark/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> "the time, said he, is accomplish'd, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel." <a href="/wey/mark/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "The time has fully come," He said, "and the Kingdom of God is close at hand: repent, and believe this Good News. <a href="/worrell/mark/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> and saying, <FR>"The time has been fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God, has come near. Repent ye, and believe in the Gospel."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/mark/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and saying, <FR>The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/mark/1-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=111" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/mark/1.htm">Jesus Preaches in Galilee</a> 14After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God. 15<a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">“The</a> <a href="/greek/2540.htm" title="2540: kairos (N-NMS) -- Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time.">time</a> <a href="/greek/4137.htm" title="4137: Peplērōtai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.">is fulfilled,” </a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">He said,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">“and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/932.htm" title="932: basileia (N-NFS) -- From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm.">kingdom</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God</a> <a href="/greek/1448.htm" title="1448: ēngiken (V-RIA-3S) -- Trans: I bring near; intrans: I come near, approach. From eggus; to make near, i.e. approach.">is near.</a> <a href="/greek/3340.htm" title="3340: metanoeite (V-PMA-2P) -- From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider.">Repent</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pisteuete (V-PMA-2P) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">believe</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2098.htm" title="2098: euangeliō (N-DNS) -- From the same as euaggelizo; a good message, i.e. The gospel.">gospel!” </a> 16As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/4-17.htm">Matthew 4:17</a> From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” <a href="/luke/4-43.htm">Luke 4:43</a> 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.” <a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Matthew 3:2</a> and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” <a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38</a> Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. <a href="/romans/13-11.htm">Romans 13:11</a> And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. <a href="/galatians/4-4.htm">Galatians 4:4-5</a> But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, / to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons. <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a> 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, <a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a> In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever. <a href="/matthew/24-14.htm">Matthew 24:14</a> And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. <a href="/luke/16-16.htm">Luke 16:16</a> The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it. <a href="/acts/20-21.htm">Acts 20:21</a> testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/romans/1-16.htm">Romans 1:16</a> I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek. <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a> Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! <a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a> “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent you, and believe the gospel.The time.<a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a> And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.<a href="/daniel/9-25.htm">Daniel 9:25</a> Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.<a href="/galatians/4-4.htm">Galatians 4:4</a> But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,the kingdom.<a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Matthew 3:2</a> And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.<a href="/matthew/4-17.htm">Matthew 4:17</a> From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.<a href="/matthew/10-7.htm">Matthew 10:7</a> And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.repent.<a href="/matthew/21-31.htm">Matthew 21:31,32</a> Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you… <a href="/luke/24-47.htm">Luke 24:47</a> And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.<a href="/acts/2-36.htm">Acts 2:36-38</a> Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ… believe.<a href="/romans/16-26.htm">Romans 16:26</a> But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/27-42.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Close</a> <a href="/matthew/26-46.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/matthew/27-43.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/matthew/27-35.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/matthew/14-20.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/mark/1-14.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/mark/1-14.htm">Good</a> <a href="/mark/1-14.htm">Gospel</a> <a href="/matthew/27-38.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/mark/1-4.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/mark/1-14.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/mark/1-14.htm">News</a> <a href="/matthew/21-32.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/mark/1-4.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/mark/1-14.htm">Tidings</a> <a href="/mark/1-9.htm">Time</a> <a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/5-36.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/mark/4-1.htm">Close</a> <a href="/mark/14-42.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/mark/2-5.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/mark/13-4.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/mark/6-42.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/mark/14-9.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/mark/3-4.htm">Good</a> <a href="/mark/8-35.htm">Gospel</a> <a href="/mark/1-31.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/mark/2-6.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/mark/3-24.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/mark/1-28.htm">News</a> <a href="/mark/6-12.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/mark/3-29.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/mark/14-9.htm">Tidings</a> <a href="/mark/1-35.htm">Time</a> <a href="/mark/2-10.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 1</div>1. <a href="/mark/1-1.htm">The office of John the Baptist.</a> 9. <a href="/mark/1-9.htm">Jesus is baptized;</a> 12. <a href="/mark/1-12.htm">tempted;</a> 14. <a href="/mark/1-14.htm">he preaches;</a> 16. <a href="/mark/1-16.htm">calls Peter, Andrew, James, and John;</a> 23. <a href="/mark/1-23.htm">heals one that had a demon;</a> 29. <a href="/mark/1-29.htm">Peter's mother in law;</a> 32. <a href="/mark/1-32.htm">many diseased persons;</a> 40. <a href="/mark/1-40.htm">and cleanses the leper.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The time is fulfilled, This phrase indicates the culmination of God's divine plan as foretold by the prophets. The "time" refers to the appointed period in salvation history when God would act decisively. This fulfillment is rooted in Old Testament prophecies, such as those found in <a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">Daniel 9:24-27</a>, which speak of a coming anointed one. The use of "fulfilled" suggests that Jesus' arrival marks the completion of a significant phase in God's redemptive timeline.and the kingdom of God is near. The "kingdom of God" is a central theme in Jesus' teaching, representing God's sovereign rule and reign. It is both a present reality and a future hope. The nearness of the kingdom suggests an imminent change, inviting listeners to recognize the presence of God's rule through Jesus' ministry. This concept is echoed in the Old Testament, where the kingdom is associated with God's ultimate authority and justice, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">Isaiah 52:7</a>.Repent Repentance involves a radical change of mind and heart, turning away from sin and towards God. It is a call to moral and spiritual transformation, aligning with the message of the prophets, such as Isaiah and Jeremiah, who urged Israel to return to God. This call to repentance is foundational in the New Testament, as seen in the preaching of John the Baptist (<a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Matthew 3:2</a>) and later in the apostolic message (<a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38</a>).and believe in the gospel! Belief in the gospel requires faith in the good news of Jesus Christ, encompassing His life, death, and resurrection. This belief is not merely intellectual assent but involves trust and commitment to Jesus as Lord and Savior. The gospel message is rooted in the promises of the Old Testament, such as the suffering servant in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, and is the fulfillment of God's plan for salvation. The call to believe is a central tenet of Christian faith, as emphasized in passages like <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> and <a href="/romans/1-16.htm">Romans 1:16</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is proclaiming the message of the Kingdom of God. His ministry marks the fulfillment of God's promises. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_kingdom_of_god.htm">The Kingdom of God</a> A central theme in Jesus' teaching, representing God's sovereign rule and reign, both present and future. 3. <a href="/topical/g/galilee.htm">Galilee</a> The region where Jesus began His public ministry, as described earlier in <a href="/bsb/mark/1.htm">Mark 1</a>. 4. <a href="/topical/j/john_the_baptist.htm">John the Baptist</a> Preceding Jesus, John prepared the way by calling people to repentance, setting the stage for Jesus' message. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_gospel.htm">The Gospel</a> The good news of salvation through Jesus Christ, which requires a response of repentance and faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_the_message.htm">The Urgency of the Message</a> Jesus declares that "the time is fulfilled," indicating the urgency and immediacy of His message. Believers are called to respond promptly to the gospel. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_as_a_heart_change.htm">Repentance as a Heart Change</a> The Greek word for repentance, "metanoia," implies a change of mind and heart. True repentance involves turning away from sin and turning towards God. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_gospel.htm">Faith in the Gospel</a> Believing in the gospel is not merely intellectual assent but involves trust and reliance on Jesus Christ for salvation. <a href="/topical/t/the_present_and_future_kingdom.htm">The Present and Future Kingdom</a> The kingdom of God is both a present reality and a future hope. Believers are called to live under God's rule now while anticipating its full realization. <a href="/topical/l/living_out_the_gospel.htm">Living Out the Gospel</a> The call to repent and believe is ongoing. Christians are to continually align their lives with the gospel, reflecting God's kingdom values in their daily actions.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) The time is fulfilled.--The words are not found in the parallel passages of the other Gospels, and are interesting as embodying the same thought as St. Paul's "in the fulness of time" (<a href="/galatians/4-4.htm" title="But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,">Galatians 4:4</a>; <a href="/ephesians/1-10.htm" title="That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:">Ephesians 1:10</a>). So, too, St. Mark adds "believe the gospel" to the simple "repent" of St. Matthew, and gives "the kingdom of God" instead of "the kingdom of heaven."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - The time is fulfilled; that is, the time for the coming of Messiah and of his kingdom. The kingdom which had been shut for so many ages was now to be reopened by the preaching and the death of Christ. The time is very accurately indicated. St. Matthew tells us (<a href="/matthew/4-12.htm">Matthew 4:12</a>) that "when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;" and then presently afterwards he adds, "From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand." The time and place are also accurately specified by St. Peter (<a href="/acts/10-36.htm">Acts 10:36, 37</a>), where he tells Cornelius that "the word of peace, preached by Jesus Christ, was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached." It was necessary that these circumstances should be carefully detailed, because they were among the proofs of the Messiahship of Jesus. Elias must come first; and he had come in the person of the Baptist, although the prophecy probably awaits its full accomplishment in the actual reappearance of the great prophet of Israel before the second coming of our Lord. Repent ye, and believe the gospel. These words may be regarded as a summary of the method of salvation. Repentance and faith are the conditions of admission into the Christian covenant. Repentance has a special reference to God the Father, and faith, to Jesus Christ the eternal Son. It is in the gospel that Christ is revealed to us as a Saviour; and therefore we find Jesus Christ, as the object of our faith, distinguished from the Father as the object of our repentance. Repentance of itself is not sufficient - it makes no satisfaction for the Law which we have broken; and hence, over and above repentance, there is required from us faith in the Gospel, wherein Christ is revealed to us as a propitiation for sin, and as the only way of reconciliation with the Father. Without faith repentance becomes despair, and without repentance faith becomes only presumption. Join the two together, and the faithful soul is borne onwards, like a well-balanced vessel, to the haven where it would be. <a href="/commentaries/mark/1-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>“The ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. time καιρὸς (kairos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2540.htm">Strong's 2540: </a> Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time. is fulfilled,” Πεπλήρωται (Peplērōtai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4137.htm">Strong's 4137: </a> From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc. He said, λέγων (legōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. kingdom βασιλεία (basileia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_932.htm">Strong's 932: </a> From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm. of God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. is near. ἤγγικεν (ēngiken) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1448.htm">Strong's 1448: </a> Trans: I bring near; intrans: I come near, approach. From eggus; to make near, i.e. approach. Repent μετανοεῖτε (metanoeite) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3340.htm">Strong's 3340: </a> From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. believe πιστεύετε (pisteuete) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. gospel!” εὐαγγελίῳ (euangeliō) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2098.htm">Strong's 2098: </a> From the same as euaggelizo; a good message, i.e. The gospel. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/mark/1-15.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 1:15 And saying The time is fulfilled (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/1-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 1:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 1:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/1-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 1:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 1:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>