Mark 1:3

3 the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!'"^[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.

2 Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,

3 the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!'"

4 John was there baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

5 And all the Judean region and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

Footnotes

• [a] A quotation from Isa 40:3