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12-13 Immediately the Holy Spirit urged Jesus into the desert. There, for forty days, alone except for desert animals, he was subjected to Satan’s temptations to sin. And afterwards[a] the angels came and cared for him.

14 Later on, after John was arrested by King Herod,[b] Jesus went to Galilee to preach God’s Good News.

15 “At last the time has come!” he announced. “God’s Kingdom is near! Turn from your sins and act on this glorious news!”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:12 afterwards, implied in parallel passages.
  2. Mark 1:14 by King Herod, implied.

13 and he was in the wilderness forty days,(A) being tempted[a] by Satan.(B) He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.

Jesus Announces the Good News(C)

14 After John(D) was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee,(E) proclaiming the good news of God.(F) 15 “The time has come,”(G) he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe(H) the good news!”(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:13 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.