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Andκαὶat once,εὐθὺςas he was coming upἀναβαίνωνout ofἐκthe water,τοῦ ὕδατοςhe sawεἶδενthe heavensτοὺς οὐρανοὺςbeing torn openσχιζομένουςandκαὶthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαcoming downκαταβαῖνονlikeὡςa doveπεριστερὰνtoεἰςhim.αὐτόν
Mark 1:10
Study it in the app“And at once, as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit coming down like a dove to him.”
With the Greek beneath
Mark 1:10, word by word
- at onceεὐθὺςeuthys
immediately
Without any time passing: what follows happens right after.
Where else “euthys” appears- as he was coming upἀναβαίνωνanabainōn
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anabainōn” appears- the waterὕδατοςhydatos
water
The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.
Where else “hydatos” appears- he sawεἶδενeiden
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eiden” appears- the heavensοὐρανοὺςouranous
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranous” appears- being torn openσχιζομένουςschizomenous
tear
To tear something with a pull, to split it in two.
Where else “schizomenous” appears- the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- coming downκαταβαῖνονkatabainon
go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katabainon” appears- a doveπεριστερὰνperisteran
dove
Dove.
Where else “peristeran” appears
Translation note
“To him”: the Greek preposition is eis, which can also be understood “upon him” or “into him.”
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Mark 1:9-11
9And it happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was immersed in the Jordan by John. 10And at once, as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit coming down like a dove to him. 11And a voice came from the heavens: “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”
13Then Jesus comes from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be immersed by him. 14But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be immersed by you, and you come to me?” 15But Jesus answered and said to him, “Allow it now, for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allows him to do so. 16And after being immersed, Jesus at once went up from the water; and look, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and coming upon him. 17And look, a voice from the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
21Now it happened, when all the people were being immersed, and Jesus too had been immersed and was praying, that heaven was opened, 22and the Holy Spirit came down in bodily form, like a dove, upon him, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”
The context
9And it happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was immersed in the Jordan by John.
10 · This verse (above)
11And a voice came from the heavens: “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”
To study Mark 1 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus say as he began to proclaim in Galilee (vv. 14–15)?
2. What it means
Why were people amazed at Jesus' teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum (vv. 21–22, 27)?
3. How I live it
Jesus rose early to pray alone (v. 35). What quiet moment can you set aside in your day?