Mark 1:2
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,"Behold, I send my messenger before your face,who will prepare your way before you.
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In Context
1The beginning of the Good News of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.
3The voice of one crying in the wilderness,'Make ready the way of the Lord!Make his paths straight!'"
Cross References
Malachi 3:1"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!" says the Lord of hosts.
Matthew 3:1And in those days John the Baptist came, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
Matthew 26:24The Son of Man goes, even as it is written of him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born."
Luke 1:15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
Luke 1:76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High,for you will go before the Lord to make ready his ways,
Luke 7:27This is he of whom it is written,'Behold, I send my messenger before your face,who will prepare your way before you.'
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 →