Mark 1:1

John The Baptist Begins His Ministry

¹ This is [how] the good news about Jesus Christ, the Son of God, began. ² It was even written in Isaiah, the prophet [Note: Verse

As It is Written

Beginning of the Gospel

Good News

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Matthew 14:33

Then the disciples in the boat worshiped Jesus, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."

Matthew 3:17

Then a voice came out of heaven, saying, "This is my dearly loved Son. I am very pleased with Him."

Matthew 4:3

The tempter [i.e., the devil] came and said to Him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into bread."

Matthew 17:5

While he was still talking, suddenly a bright cloud engulfed them. Just then, a voice spoke out of the cloud, saying, "This is my dearly loved Son, who is very pleasing to me; listen to Him."

Luke 1:2-3

[that is, people] who were ministers of the word and original eyewitnesses [of these events], and who passed them on to us; [and since]

Luke 1:35

The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Highest [i.e., God] will overshadow you. Therefore, the child you carry will be called the holy Son of God.

Luke 2:10-11

And the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for look, I am bringing good news that will cause great joy to all people.

John 1:14

[Eventually] this Word became a human being and lived among us [Note: The word "lived" here refers to pitching a temporary tent]. (And we saw His splendor; such splendor as belongs to the Father's only Son), full of God's favor and truth.

John 1:34

And I have seen and given testimony that this person is the Son of God."

John 1:49

Nathaniel replied to Him, "Rabbi [i.e., Teacher], you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel."

John 3:16

For God loved the world [of sinners] so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that every person who believes in Him would not [have to] be destroyed, but have never ending life.

John 6:69

And we apostles have believed [in you] and know that you are God's Holy One."

John 20:31

But these [signs] are written down so that you will believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that when you believe [this], you will have [never ending] life in His name [i.e., through His person and work].

Acts 1:1-2

[Dear] Theophilus, in my former letter [i.e., the Gospel of Luke] I wrote to you concerning what all Jesus did and taught since the beginning [of His ministry],

Romans 1:1-4

[This letter is from] Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, [who was] called to be an apostle, [and] set apart for [preaching] the Gospel of God.

Romans 8:3

For what the law was not able to do [for mankind], since it was [too] weak [to deliver them from condemnation] because fleshly people [were unable to obey it perfectly], God condemned sin in the flesh [i.e., sin was declared evil and its power over man broken]. God did this by sending His own Son in a body like sinful man's, and to destroy sin,

Romans 8:32

God did not withhold His own Son [from dying], but offered Him up for all of us. [Since He did that], will He not, along with Jesus, freely give us everything [else] also?

Hebrews 1:1-2

In times past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets in many parts and in various ways,

1 John 1:1-3

We [apostles] proclaim to you [the truth about Jesus], who existed from the beginning [of time]. We have heard [Him] and seen [Him] with our [own] eyes. We looked at Him, and [even] touched Him with our hands. [See John 20:20]. [So, we proclaim that] He is the word of life [i.e., the life-giving Word]!

1 John 5:11-12

And this is the testimony [of God]: He gave to us [the hope of] never ending life, and this life is [available through fellowship] in His Son.