Mark 1:4
John baptized in the wilderness, and proclaimed the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
In Context
3The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make smooth his paths.
Cross References
Matthew 3:1And in those days came John the Baptizer. And he proclaimed in the desert of Judaea,
Matthew 3:11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is more powerful than I; whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Luke 3:2in the high priesthood of Annas and of Caiaphas; the word of God was upon John the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.
Acts 10:37and ye also know the word, which was in all Judaea, which commenced from Galilee, after the baptism that John preached,
Acts 19:3He said to them: Into what then were ye baptized? They say: Into the baptism of John.
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 →