Mark 1:12
10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- At once the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness,
- KJV
- And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
- WEB
- Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.
- ASV
- And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.
- DARBY
- And immediately the Spirit drives him out into the wilderness.
- BLB
- And immediately the Spirit drives Him out into the wilderness.
- ÅB
- Og straks drev Ånden ham ut i ørkenen,
- OTB
- Straks drev Ånden ham ut i ødemarken,
- B1930
- Og straks drev Ånden ham ut i ørkenen,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 4:1–11
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Read in contextLuke 4:1–13
And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Read in context