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Mark 1:3

Jesus
Prophecy

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

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

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.

5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their 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
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
KJV
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
WEB
the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!’”
ASV
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight;
DARBY
Voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of [the] Lord, make his paths straight.
BLB
“A voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight His paths.’”
ÅB
det er en røst av en som roper i ørkenen: Rydd Herrens vei, gjør hans stier jevne!
OTB
En røst roper i ødemarken:
‘Rydd Herrens vei,
gjør hans stier rette’”
B1930
det er en røst av en som roper i ørkenen: Rydd Herrens vei, gjør hans stier jevne!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 40:3–5

    The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

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  • Matthew 3:3

    For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

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  • Luke 3:4–6

    As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

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  • John 3:28–36

    Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

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  • John 1:15

    John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

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  • John 1:19–34

    And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

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