Mark 1:2-4

New American Standard Bible 1995

²^(A)As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

“^(B)Behold, I send My messenger ^[a]ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way;
³^(C)The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
‘Make ready the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight.’”

⁴John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness ^[b]^(D)preaching a baptism of repentance for the ^(E)forgiveness of sins.