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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).
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Mark 1:3 In-Context
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The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way;
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the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,' "
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John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
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And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
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