Mark 1:3

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight;

Revised Version 1895

In The King James Version

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

In Context

2Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way;

4John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

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Cross References

Isaiah 40:3The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Luke 3:4as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

John 1:19And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?

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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