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The Preaching of John the Baptist

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, (A)the Son of God.

(B)As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

(C)Behold, I send My messenger [a]ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way;
(D)The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ready the way of the [b]Lord,
Make His paths straight.’”

[c]John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness [d](E)preaching a baptism of repentance for the (F)forgiveness of sins.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:2 Lit before your face
  2. Mark 1:3 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 40:3
  3. Mark 1:4 Gr Joannes, Heb Johanan; so in Mark
  4. Mark 1:4 Or proclaiming

22 (A)beginning [a]with the baptism of John until the day that He (B)was taken up from us—one of these must become a (C)witness with us of His resurrection.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:22 Lit from

Then Paul said, “(A)John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people (B)to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

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