Mark 1:1-8

Revised Geneva Translation

1 The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

² As it is written in the Prophets, “Behold, I send My Messenger before your face, Who shall prepare your way before you.

³ “The voice of him who cries in the wilderness, is, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord! Make His paths straight!’”

⁴ John baptized in the wilderness, and preached the baptism of repentance, for remission of sins.

⁵ And all the country of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶ Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a belt of a skin about his loins. And he ate locusts and wild honey,

⁷ and preached, saying, “A stronger than I comes after me, Whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

⁸ “Indeed, I have baptized you with water. But He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost.”