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And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

[a]The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight.

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Even as it is written [a]in Isaiah the prophet,

[b]Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
Who shall prepare thy way;
[c]The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight;

John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:2 Some ancient authorities read in the prophets.
  2. Mark 1:2 Mal. 3:1.
  3. Mark 1:3 Isa. 40:3.

in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins; as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

[a]The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:4 Isa. 40:3ff.

The voice of one [a]that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:3 Or, that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way etc.