Mark 1:4

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

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

5and there were going forth to him all the region of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and they were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

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Cross References

Matthew 3:1And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

Matthew 3:11'I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

Luke 3:2Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests — there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

Acts 10:37ye — ye have known; — the word that came throughout all Judea, having begun from Galilee, after the baptism that John preached;

Acts 19:3and he said unto them, 'To what, then, were ye baptized?' and they said, 'To John's baptism.'

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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