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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.” 
3 “Thea voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘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.”  
Verse Comparison: Mark 1:2

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American Standard Version
Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way.

Amplified® Bible
Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will make ready Your way--

Contemporary English Version
It began just as God had said in the book written by Isaiah the prophet, "I am sending my messenger to get the way ready for you.

Darby English Version
as it is written in [Isaiah] the prophet, Behold, *I* send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.

Good News Bible
It began as the prophet Isaiah had written: "God said, 'I will send my messenger ahead of you to open the way for you.'

International Standard Version
As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See! I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way.

King James Version
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

New American Standard Bible
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY;

New International Version
It is written in Isaiah the prophet:
"I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way"—

New King James Version
As it is written in the Prophets:
"Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way before You."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
As Isaiah the prophet wrote: "BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY;

Young's Literal Translation
As it hath been written in the prophets, `Lo, I send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee,' --


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