Mark 1:1-8 New International Version
John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)
1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,[a] the Son of God,[b](B) 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
“I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way”[c](C)—
3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.’”[d](D)
4 And so John the Baptist(E) appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance(F) for the forgiveness of sins.(G) 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. 6 John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist,(H) and he ate locusts(I) and wild honey. 7 And this was his message: “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.(J) 8 I baptize you with[e] water, but he will baptize you with[f] the Holy Spirit.”(K)
Footnotes
Cross references
- Mark 1:1 : 1:2-8pp — Mt 3:1-11; Lk 3:2-16
- Mark 1:1 : S Mt 4:3
- Mark 1:2 : Mal 3:1; Mt 11:10; Lk 7:27
- Mark 1:3 : Isa 40:3; Jn 1:23
- Mark 1:4 : S Mt 3:1
- Mark 1:4 : ver 8; Jn 1:26, 33; Ac 1:5, 22; 11:16; 13:24; 18:25; 19:3, 4
- Mark 1:4 : Lk 1:77
- Mark 1:6 : 2Ki 1:8
- Mark 1:6 : Lev 11:22
- Mark 1:7 : Ac 13:25
- Mark 1:8 : Isa 44:3; Joel 2:28; Jn 1:33; Ac 1:5; 2:4; 11:16; 19:4-6
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