Mark 1:2
as it is written in the prophets; “Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, he shall prepare thy way before thee.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
1THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths strait.”
Cross References
Matthew 3:1THEN in those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the desert country of Judea,
Matthew 26:24The Son of man indeed is departing, as it is written of him: but wo to that man, by whom the Son of man is betrayed! well had it been for that man if he had never had a being.
Luke 1:15for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord; and he shall never drink wine, nor any intoxicating liquor; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
Luke 1:76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Luke 7:27For this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send 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 →