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Mark 1:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
Mark 1:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
2 As it is written in Isaiah(A) the prophet:[a](B)
See, I am sending my messenger(C) ahead of you;
he will prepare your way.[b][c] (D)
3 A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:(E)
Prepare the way for the Lord;(F)
make his paths straight
4 John came baptizing[e](H) in the wilderness(I) and proclaiming a baptism of repentance(J) for the forgiveness(K) of sins.(L)
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Mark 1:2-4
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Mark 1:2-4
New International Version
2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
“I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way”[a](A)—
3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.’”[b](B)
4 And so John the Baptist(C) appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance(D) for the forgiveness of sins.(E)
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