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Mark 1:2

Prophecy

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

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”
KJV
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
WEB
As it is written in the prophets, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you:
ASV
Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way.
DARBY
as it is written in [Isaiah] the prophet, Behold, *I* send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.
BLB
Just as it has been written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way.”
ÅB
Som skrevet står hos profeten Jesaja: Se, jeg sender mitt bud for ditt åsyn; han skal rydde din vei;
OTB
slik det står skrevet hos profeten Jesaja:
“Se, jeg sender min budbærer foran deg,
som skal rydde din vei;
B1930
Som skrevet står hos profeten Esaias: Se, jeg sender mitt bud for ditt åsyn; han skal rydde din vei;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Malachi 3:1

    Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

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  • Luke 1:76

    And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

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  • Matthew 11:10

    For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

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  • Matthew 3:1–11

    In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

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  • Luke 1:15–17

    For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

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  • Luke 7:27–28

    This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

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  • Luke 1:70

    As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

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  • Psalms 40:7

    Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

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