Mark 1:2-8
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
As Predicted By Isaiah, John The Baptist Came To Prepare The Way For The Messiah
2 Just as it has been written in Isaiah[a] the prophet— “Behold, I am sending-forth My messenger ahead of Your presence[b], who will make Your way ready: 3 A voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; be making His paths straight’”— 4 John came[c], the one baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And the whole Judean country[d] was going out to him, and all the people-of-Jerusalem. And they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River while confessing-out[e] their sins. 6 And John was dressed-in camel’s hair and a belt made-of-leather around his waist, and was eating locusts and wild honey. 7 And he was proclaiming, saying “The One more powerful than me is coming after me— of Whom I am not fit, having stooped, to untie the strap of His sandals. 8 I baptized you with[f] water, but He will baptize you with[g] the Holy Spirit”.
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- Mark 1:2 A quote from Mal 3:1 is joined to one from Isa 40:3. Mark only names the better known prophet.
- Mark 1:2 Or, face.
- Mark 1:4 The main sentence is ‘Just as it has been written... John came’.
- Mark 1:5 Or, countryside.
- Mark 1:5 Or, openly-admitting, acknowledging.
- Mark 1:8 Or, in.
- Mark 1:8 Or, in.
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