Mark 1:5

And all the Judean country and the Jerusalemites were going out unto him, and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

1902 William Baxter Godbey 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 the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness the baptism of repentance unto the remission of sins.

6And John was clothed with camel's hair and a leathern girdle about his loins, and eating locusts and wild honey;

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Cross References

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

John 1:28These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

Acts 2:38And Peter said to them, Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

1 John 1:8But if we say that we have no sin, we deceive 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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