After John had been (handed over) – arrested (paradothenai) I wonder why the NIV says put in prison- its not in the text- The NRSV has, 'Now after John was arrested...'
We get a brief interesting cameo from John and he's put away- Jesus is back from the desert with a far catchier message than Obama- he proclaims (kerusswn) the good news of God (Mark obviously attaches great significance to it) oti Peplerwtai o kairos kai engiken e basilea tou theou- that the time has been fulfilled, has been completed and the kingdom of God be at hand- practically, has come, is here.
fulifilled- perfect passive -Perfective: accomplished action (where the present state resulting from, and/or present consequence of, a prior action are being stressed; the meaning of the perfect is I am in the position of having done). from Ward Powers
That seems to fit nicely- all of it – time has been heading towards this- events have been heading towards this (the word for time is the broader kairos rather than chronos- chronos usually used in a stricter sense, whereas kairos- time, season, opportunity) there are lots of prior actions that precede this- but the present state and present consequence are of the utmost importance- if the time has been fulfilled then it follows that the kingdom of God is at hand and men would be wise to respond- goes a little further than John- repent (imperative) and believe (imperative) in the good news.
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