KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Mark 1:14 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Now” | δὲ | But, and, etc | Now |
| “after that” | Μετὰ | Properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G0575 or G1537 and G1519 or G4314; less intimate than G1722 and less close than G4862) | after that |
| “John” | Ἰωάννην | Joannes (i.e., Jochanan), the name of four Israelites | John |
| “was put in prison,” | παραδοθῆναι | To surrender, i.e yield up, entrust, transmit | put prison |
| “Jesus” | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus (i.e., Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites | Jesus |
| “came” | ἦλθεν | To come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | came |
| “into” | εἰς | To or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases | into |
| “Galilee,” | Γαλιλαίαν | Galilaea (i.e., the heathen circle), a region of Palestine | Galilee |
| “preaching” | κηρύσσων | To herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel) | preaching |
| “the” | τὸ | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “gospel” | εὐαγγέλιον | A good message, i.e., the gospel | gospel |
| “of” | βασιλείας | Properly, royalty, i.e., (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively) | of |
| “the” | τῆς | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “kingdom” | βασιλείας | Properly, royalty, i.e., (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively) | kingdom |
| “of God,” | θεοῦ | A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) | God |
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12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
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