Mark 1:3-8

3 1THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT.' "
4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness [a]2preaching a baptism of repentance for the 3forgiveness of sins.
5 And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
6 John was clothed with camel's hair and wore 4a leather belt around his waist, and [b]his diet was locusts and wild honey.
7 And he was [c]preaching, and saying, "After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals.
8 "I baptized you [d]with water; but He will baptize you [e]with the Holy Spirit."

Cross References 4

  • 1. Isaiah 40:3; Matthew 3:3; Luke 3:4; John 1:23
  • 2. Acts 13:24
  • 3. Luke 1:77
  • 4. 2 Kings 1:8

Footnotes 5

  • [a]. Or "proclaiming"
  • [b]. Lit "he was eating"
  • [c]. Or "proclaiming"
  • [d]. The Gr here can be translated "in, with" or "by"
  • [e]. The Gr here can be translated "in, with" or "by"
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