Mark 1:2
as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I send forth my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
1THE beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God,
3the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
Cross References
Matthew 3:1IN those days comes John the Immerser, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Matthew 26:24The Son of man goes indeed, as it is written of him; but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were good for him, if that man had not been born.
Luke 1:15For he shall be great before the Lord; and he shall not drink wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
Luke 1:76And also thou, O child, shalt be called Prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his ways,
Luke 7:27This is he, of whom it is written: Behold, I send forth my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
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 →