Mark 1:5
And all the londe of Iurie and they of Ierusalem went out vnto him and were all baptised of him in the ryver Iordan confessynge their synnes.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
In The King James Version
In Context
4Iohn dyd baptise in the wyldernes and preche the baptyme of repentauce for the remission of synnes.
Cross References
Matthew 3:5The went oute to hym Ierusalem and all Iury and all ye regio roude aboute Iorda
John 1:28These thinges were done in Bethabara beyonde Iordan where Iohn dyd baptyse.
Acts 2:38Peter sayde vnto them: repent and be baptised every one of you in the name of Iesus Christ for the remission of synnes and ye shall receave the gyfte of the holy goost.
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 →