1. Mark 1:9 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How does the mention of Jesus' human origins contrast with what follows?

Mark 1:9 (ESV)

9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

This statement that Jesus “came from Nazareth in Galilee” causes a sharp contrast with what follows. He sees the heavens torn apart above him, but he comes on earth from a totally unknown town in an outlying district.1