Marcos 1:4

4 Ese mensajero era Juan el Bautista. Estaba en el desierto y predicaba que la gente debía ser bautizada para demostrar que se había arrepentido de sus pecados y vuelto a Dios para ser perdonada.

Marcos 1:4 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 1:4

John did baptize in the wilderness
Of Judea, ( Matthew 3:1 ) , where he first appeared as a preacher; and is the same wilderness Isaiah has respect to in the above prophecy, ( Isaiah 40:3 ) . The words are best rendered in the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions; "John was in the wilderness, baptizing and preaching the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins": according to which, the account of the Baptist begins with his name, John; describes the place where he was where he made his first appearance, and continued in, the wilderness; which was not a wild uninhabited place and without people, but had many cities, towns, and villages in it; and also declares his work and ministry there, which was preaching and baptizing: for though baptizing is here put before preaching, yet certain it is, that he first came preaching in these parts; and there baptized such, to whom his preaching was made useful. Baptism is here called, the

baptism of repentance:
because John required repentance antecedent to it, and administered it upon profession of repentance, and as an open testification of it; and this

for,
or unto the remission of sins:
not for the obtaining the remission of sins, as if either repentance, or baptism, were the causes of pardon of sin; but the sense is, that John preached that men should repent of their sins, and believe in Christ, who was to come; and upon their repentance and faith, be baptized; in which ordinance, they might be led to a fresh view of the free and full forgiveness of their sins, through Christ; whose blood was to be shed for many, to obtain it: see ( Acts 2:38 ) .

Marcos 1:4 In-Context

2 tal como el profeta Isaías había escrito:
«Mira, envío mi mensajero delante de ti,
y él preparará tu camino.

3 Es una voz que clama en el desierto:
“¡Preparen el camino para la venida del Señor
!
¡Ábranle camino!”»
.

4 Ese mensajero era Juan el Bautista. Estaba en el desierto y predicaba que la gente debía ser bautizada para demostrar que se había arrepentido de sus pecados y vuelto a Dios para ser perdonada.

5 Toda la gente de Judea, incluidos los habitantes de Jerusalén, salían para ver y oír a Juan; y cuando confesaban sus pecados, él los bautizaba en el río Jordán.

6 Juan usaba ropa tejida con pelo rústico de camello y llevaba puesto un cinturón de cuero alrededor de la cintura. Se alimentaba con langostas y miel silvestre.