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Mark 1:3
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the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!'"[a]
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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).
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Mark 1:3 In-Context
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The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,
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the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!'"
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John was there baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
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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.
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- [a] A quotation from Isa 40:3
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