Mark 1:1-3

Living Bible

1 Here begins the wonderful story of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.

² In the book written by the prophet Isaiah, God announced that he would send his Son^[a] to earth, and that a special messenger would arrive first to prepare the world for his coming.

³ “This messenger will live out in the barren wilderness,” Isaiah said,^[b] “and will proclaim that everyone must straighten out his life to be ready for the Lord’s arrival.”