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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 1:9

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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1:9 Jesus’ home at this time was in Nazareth, a small town in lower Galilee (Matt 2:19-23; Luke 2:39). Jesus soon left Nazareth for Capernaum, a city on the Sea of Galilee (Matt 4:13). • John baptized him: Jesus’ reason for receiving the baptism of repentance is explained in Matt 3:14-15.
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