Mark 1:3

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Mark 1:3

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!’”

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

“A voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of [the] Lord, make straight His paths.’”

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Mark 1

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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