Mark 1:3

3 A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight!" ^[a]

Mark 1:3 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 1:3

The voice of one crying in the wilderness
This is the other testimony in proof of the same, and may be read in ( Isaiah 40:3 ) . (See Gill on Matthew 3:3).

Mark 1:3 In-Context

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.

3 A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight!"

4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were flocking to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

Footnotes

• [a] Mal 3:1; Isaiah 40:3