Mark 1:15

1:15 He ¹  said, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God ²  is near. Repent and believe the gospel!”

Mark 5:36

5:36 But Jesus, paying no attention to what was said, told the synagogue ruler, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”

Mark 13:21

13:21 Then ³  if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ ⁴  or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe him.

Mark 16:11

16:11 And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

Mark 16:16

16:16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned.

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¹ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

² sn The kingdom of God is a reference to the sovereign activity of God as he rules over his creation and brings his plans to realization.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁴ tn Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

sn See the note on Christ in 8:29.