Mark 1:3

'A voice of one calling in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye his paths,' —

Young's Literal Translation

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

2As it hath been written in the prophets, 'Lo, I send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee,' —

4John came baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of reformation — to remission of sins,

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Cross References

Isaiah 40:3A voice is crying — in a wilderness — Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, Make straight in a desert a highway to our God.

Luke 3:4as it hath been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths;

John 1:19And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question 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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