Mark 1:5

And all the Judean country and the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

6Now John was clothed with camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and was eating locusts and wild honey.

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Cross References

Matthew 3:5Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan were going out to him

John 1:28These things happened in Bethany, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 1 The Lamb of God

Acts 2:38Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

1 John 1:8If we claim that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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 →

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