Mark 1:4
It came to pass, that John was immersing in the wilderness and preaching an immersion of repentance for remission of sins.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 3:1And in those days John the immerser comes, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying,
Matthew 3:11I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. He will immerse you in a Holy Spirit.
Luke 3:2in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God became in John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
Acts 10:37ye know, the word having occurred throughout the whole of Judea beginning from Galilee after the immersion that John preached--
Acts 19:3And he said to them, Into what then were ye immersed? And they said, Into John's immersion.
Matthew Henry on Mark 1:2-9
Mark We have heard the evidence given in by the first witness to the doctrine and miracles of our Lord Jesus; and now here is another witness produced, who calls for our attention. The second living creature saith, Come, and see, Rev. vi. 3 . Now let us enquire a little, I. Concerning this witness. His name is Mark. Marcus was a Roman name, and a very common one, and yet we have no reason to think, but that he was by birth a Jew; but as Saul, when he went among the nations, took the Roman name of Paul, so he of… Read the whole commentary →