Mark 1:3

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Mark 1:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”

3 “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

5 People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Isaiah 40:3

A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

Isaiah 40:4

Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.

Isaiah 40:5

And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”

Matthew 3:3

This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

Luke 3:4

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.

Luke 3:5

Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.

Luke 3:6

And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”

John 1:15

John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”

John 1:19

And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”

John 1:20

He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”

John 1:21

“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

John 1:22

So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

John 1:23

John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

John 1:24

Then the Pharisees who had been sent

John 1:25

asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

John 1:26

“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.

John 1:27

He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

John 1:28

All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

John 1:29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

John 1:30

This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’

John 1:31

I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”

John 1:32

Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.

John 1:33

I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’

John 1:34

I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”

John 3:28

You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

John 3:29

The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

John 3:30

He must increase; I must decrease.

John 3:31

The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.

John 3:32

He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

John 3:33

Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

John 3:34

For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

John 3:35

The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

John 3:36

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”