(A)The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, is, Prepare the way of the Lord: make his paths straight.

(B)[a]John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the [b]baptism of amendment of life, for remission of sins.

And all the country of Judea, and they of Jerusalem went out unto him, and were all baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:4 The sum of John’s doctrine, or rather Christ’s, is remission of sins and amendment of life.
  2. Mark 1:4 The Jews used many kinds of washings: but here is spoken of a peculiar kind of washing, which hath all the parts of true baptism, amendment of life, and forgiveness of sins.

“a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”[a](A)

And so John the Baptist(B) appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance(C) for the forgiveness of sins.(D) The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:3 Isaiah 40:3