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Because Mark's Gospel was the original gospel and the other gospels were based on it, indirectly in the case of John, there is little that is in Mark that was not copied to one or the other of the later gospels.

The most important passage unique to Mark's Gospel is chapter 13, which says that Jesus told his listeners that the world will end during the lifetimes of those then still living, with Jesus prophesying the end of the world and his own return on clouds of glory. Jesus told them that they would see the great buildings destroyed, and the abomination of desolation, followed by the Son of man coming in clouds of glory, and that this would take place during their own generation. Mark 9:1 foreshadows the fuller account in chapter 13, saying that some of those who stand here will not taste death until they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. Of course, this prophecy did not come to pass, but at the time of writing (about 70 CE), it certainly seemed as if the end was nigh. The later gospels followed Mark's text as closely as possible, but instead of expecting the end of the world within the generation of Jesus, which had already passed away, they say that no one knows when the world will end. They do retain the text of Mark 9:1, into which modern theologians read various other meanings.

The young man who ran away naked at the time of Jesus' arrest is a story unique to Mark's Gospel. Some say that the naked young man is an allegory for conscience.

The presence of the young man in the tomb on the day of the resurrection is unique to Mark. Matthew replaced him by an angel, while Luke has two men in shining garments, presumably angels.

In the "Long Ending" to Mark (verses 16:9-20), Jesus met Mary Magdalene afterwards, while each of the other gospels contains somewhat different resurrection appearances.

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1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God,

2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

"I will send my messenger ahead of you,

who will prepare your way"-

3 "a voice of one calling in the wilderness,

'Prepare the way for the Lord,

make straight paths for him.'"

4 And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

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Mark 1:1New King James Version (NKJV) Mark 1

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

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Mark's gospel omits Jesus' birth and early years, and begins at the ministry of John the Baptist.

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The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

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