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Mark 1:12 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Mark 1:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Mark chapter 1 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.”
Mark 1:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Mark 1:12
The phrase 'immediately the Spirit driveth him' (εὐθὺς τὸ Πνεῦμα αὐτὸν ἐκβάλλει, euthys to Pneuma auton ekballei) uses violent imagery—'driveth' (ekballei) means to cast out or expel forcefully, the same verb used for exorcising demons. This demonstrates that Jesus' wilderness testing wasn't accidental but divinely ordained. The Spirit who just descended upon Jesus at baptism now compels Him into confrontation with Satan. This sequence reveals God's sovereign plan: anointing precedes testing, commission precedes conflict. The wilderness recalls Israel's forty-year testing after exodus through ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Mark 1:12
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“Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.”
“full of the Holy Spirit”