Mark 1:3-5

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^(A)The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
‘Make ready the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight.’”

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4} John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness ^(a)^(B)preaching a baptism of repentance for the ^(C)forgiveness of sins. ^{Tools
5} And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

Footnotes:

a. Mark 1:4: ['Or ', proclaiming]

Cross references:

A. Mark 1:3: Isaiah 40:3; Matthew 3:3; Luke 3:4; John 1:23

B. Mark 1:4: Acts 13:24

C. Mark 1:4: Luke 1:77

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