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Mark 1:1-3
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

1 The beginning [of the facts] of the good news (the Gospel) of Jesus Christ, [a]the Son of God.

2 [b]Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will make ready Your way—(A)

3 A voice of one crying in the wilderness [shouting in the desert], Prepare the way of the Lord, make His [c]beaten tracks straight (level and passable)!(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:1 Some manuscripts do not contain this phrase.
  2. Mark 1:2 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies in the Greek New Testament.
  3. Mark 1:3 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary of the Greek Testament.
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Mark 1:1-3
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)

1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,[a] the Son of God,[b](B) 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

“I will send my messenger ahead of you,
    who will prepare your way”[c](C)—
3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”[d](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:1 Or Jesus Christ. Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean Anointed One.
  2. Mark 1:1 Some manuscripts do not have the Son of God.
  3. Mark 1:2 Mal. 3:1
  4. Mark 1:3 Isaiah 40:3
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