Mark 1:9 (DBY)

Passage

And it came to pass in those days [that] Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised by John at the Jordan.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:7 And he preached, saying, There comes he that is mightier than I after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to stoop down and unloose.

Mark 1:8 *I* indeed have baptised you with water, but *he* shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit.

Mark 1:9 And it came to pass in those days [that] Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised by John at the Jordan.

Mark 1:10 And straightway going up from the water, he saw the heavens parting asunder, and the Spirit, as a dove, descending upon him.

Mark 1:11 And there came a voice out of the heavens: *Thou* art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "pass", "days", "jesus", "nazareth", "galilee", and "baptised". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "I indeed have baptised you with water..." into verse 10's "And straightway going up from the water...", so "came" and "pass" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "came" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.