John the Baptist Prepares the Way
1 The abeginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, bthe Son of God.
2 As it is written in1 the Prophets:
a“Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way before You.”
a“Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way before You.”
3 “Thea voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
4 aJohn came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance1 for the remission of sins.
5 aThen all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
6 Now John was aclothed with camel’s hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
7 And he preached, saying, a“There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.
8 aI indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you bwith the Holy Spirit.”
John Baptizes Jesus
9 aIt came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
10 aAnd immediately, coming up1 from the water, He saw the heavens2 parting and the Spirit bdescending upon Him like a dove.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Mark 1:1:
Gospel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Gospel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Jesus {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jesus {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Jesus {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Christ {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Christ {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
God {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Other definition entries containing Mark 1:1:
Jesus Christ, 4a {I.S.B.E.}
Mark, The Gospel According To, 2 {I.S.B.E.}
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