Mark 1:15 (GNV)

Passage

And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdome of God is at hand: repent and beleeue the Gospel.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:13 And he was there in the wildernesse fourtie daies, and was tempted of Satan: hee was also with the wilde beastes, and the Angels ministred vnto him.

Mark 1:14 Now after that Iohn was committed to prison, Iesus came into Galile, preaching the Gospel of the kingdome of God,

Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdome of God is at hand: repent and beleeue the Gospel.

Mark 1:16 And as he walked by the sea of Galile, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, (for they were fishers.)

Mark 1:17 Then Iesus said vnto them, Folow me, and I will make you to be fishers of men.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saying", "time", "fulfilled", "kingdome", "hand", "repent", "beleeue", and "gospel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saying" and "time", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Now after that Iohn was committed to..." into verse 16's "And as he walked by the sea...", so "saying" and "time" 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 "saying" and "time" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.