Mark 1:3; Mark 10:40; Mark 14:12; Mark 14:15; Mark 14:16

Mark 1:3

3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ ”

Mark 10:40

40 but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”

Mark 14:12

12 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”

Mark 14:15

15 He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”

Mark 14:16

16 The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.