Mark 1:12 (YLT)

Passage

And immediately doth the Spirit put him forth to the wilderness,

Nearby Context

Mark 1:10 and immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens dividing, and the Spirit as a dove coming down upon him;

Mark 1:11 and a voice came out of the heavens, `Thou art My Son--the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

Mark 1:12 And immediately doth the Spirit put him forth to the wilderness,

Mark 1:13 and he was there in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by the Adversary, and he was with the beasts, and the messengers were ministering to him.

Mark 1:14 And after the delivering up of John, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the reign of God,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "immediately", "doth", "forth", and "wilderness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "immediately", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "and a voice came out of the..." into verse 13's "and he was there in the wilderness...", so "Spirit" and "immediately" 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 "Spirit" and "immediately" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.