Mark 1:4

John the Immerser came, in the wilderness, proclaiming an immersion of repentance for remission of sins;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

In Context

3A voice of one crying aloud—In the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight, be making his paths.

5and there were going out unto him all the Judaea country and all they of Jerusalem, and were being immersed by him in the Jordan river, openly confessing their sins;

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Cross References

Matthew 3:1Now, in those days, came John the Immerser, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judaea;

Matthew 3:11I, indeed, am immersing you, in water, unto repentance,—but, he who, after me, cometh is, mightier than I, whose, sandals, I am not worthy to bear, he, will immerse you, in Holy Spirit and fire:

Luke 3:2in the High-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, came a word of God unto John the son, of Zechariah, in rue desert;

Acts 10:37Ye yourselves, know what hath come to pass throughout the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee, after the immersion which John proclaimed, respecting Jesus who was of Nazareth:—

Acts 19:3And he said—Into what, then, were ye immersed? And, they, said—Unto John’s immersion.

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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