Mark 1:1-6

1 This is the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. [a]
2 It began as the prophet Isaiah had written: 1 "God said, "I will send my messenger ahead of you to open the way for you.'
3 Someone is shouting in the desert, 2 "Get the road ready for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!' "
4 So John appeared in the desert, baptizing and preaching. [b] "Turn away from your sins and be baptized," he told the people, "and God will forgive your sins."
5 Many people from the province of Judea and the city of Jerusalem went out to hear John. They confessed their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.
6 John wore clothes made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 3

Cross References 3

  • 1. 1.2Malachi 3.1.
  • 2. 1.3Isaiah 40.3 (LXX).
  • 3. 1.6 2 Kings 1.8.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. [Some manuscripts do not have] the Son of God.
  • [b]. John appeared in the desert, baptizing and preaching; [some manuscripts have] John the Baptist appeared in the desert, preaching.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.