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Mark - ch 1 v 1 - 20
- The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
- As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.1
- The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'"2
- John came baptizing3 in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.
- All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.
- John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.
- He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.
- I baptized you in4 water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit."
- It happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
- Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
- A voice came out of the sky, "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
- Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.
- He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.
- Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom of God,
- and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News."
- Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men."
- Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
- Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.
- Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
- Malachi 3:1
- Isaiah 40:3
- or, immersing
- The Greek word (en) translated here as "in" could also be translated as "with" in some contexts.
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