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because the very first verse announces,
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"The beginning of the good news,"
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euangelion in Greek, meaning
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"good announcement, good news" of Jesus Christ the Son of God.
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Now some manuscripts don't have that verse quite like that,
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but if that's the original wording of that verse,
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you have been told from the very first verse
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that Jesus is the Son of God.
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It's not a mystery to you the reader,
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that's part of the fun of the Gospel Mark and John both play with this.
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They let you, the reader in on certain kinds of jokes and puzzles
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that the people in this story don't get.