Mark 1:2-4

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²^(A)As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,^[a]

^(B)“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
    who will prepare your way,
³^(C)the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
    ^(D)‘Prepare^[b] the way of the Lord,
    make his paths straight,’”

⁴^(E)John appeared, baptizing in ^(F)the wilderness and proclaiming ^(G)a baptism of ^(H)repentance ^(I)for the forgiveness of sins.