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Mark 01 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations set each line of poetry further to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULB does this with the poetry in 1:2-3, which is quoted from the OT.
Special concepts in this chapter
"You can make me clean"
Leprosy was a disease of the skin that made a person unclean and unable to properly worship God. Jesus is capable of making people physically "clean" or healthy as well as spiritually "clean" or right with God. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/unclean and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/clean)
"The kingdom of God is near"
Scholars debate whether the "kingdom of God" was present at this time or is something that is still coming. English translations frequently use the phrase "at hand," but this can create difficulty for translators. Other versions use the phase "is coming" and "has come near."
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