Gospel of Mark 1.15 · 1.15

<p>Here <span class="gk">μετανοεῖτε</span> is an imperative — a command, not a noun. The Vulgate reads <em>pœnitemini</em>; Wycliffe, translating the Latin, has <em>do ye penaunce</em>; Tyndale 1526 broke with it and printed <em>repent</em>. Luther's first thesis of 1517 objects to the Latin reading of this verb group, quoting Matthew 4:17 rather than Mark. Erasmus' Greek text of 1516 is what made the objection possible.</p><p><span class="gk">καιρός</span> is the loaded time-word — the fitting moment, the season, as against <span class="gk">χρόνος</span>, duration. Its entry in our lexicon was written for Plato. <span class="gk">βασιλεία</span> is kingship or reign before it is territory; Dodson gives it as "a kingdom, sovereignty, royal power" — reign before territory. and "the kingdom of God has come near" are different sentences, and English chose one.</p>

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