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Mark 1:3-5
New Testament for Everyone
Mark 1:3-5
New Testament for Everyone
3 “A shout goes up in the desert: Make way for the Lord! Clear a straight path for him!”
4 John the Baptizer appeared in the desert. He was announcing a baptism of repentance, to forgive sins. 5 The whole of Judaea, and everyone who lived in Jerusalem, went out to him; they confessed their sins and were baptized by him in the river Jordan.
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Mark 1:3-5
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Mark 1:3-5
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3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.’”[a](A)
4 And so John the Baptist(B) appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance(C) for the forgiveness of sins.(D) 5 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.
Footnotes
- Mark 1:3 Isaiah 40:3
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