John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,[a] the Son of God,[b] 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who …

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 3 The voice of one …

John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.[a] 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,[b] “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will …

John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in [a]the Prophets: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare …

Footnotes Mark 1:1 Or Jesus Christ. Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean Anointed One. Mark 1:1 Some manuscripts do not have the Son of God.

If the statement as a whole is an allusion to Genesis 1:1, then Mark is saying that with the “good news” of the coming of Christ, God is commencing a “new beginning.”

Mark 1:4 John appeared in the desert, baptizing and preaching; some manuscripts have John the Baptist appeared in the desert, preaching. Mark 1:40 This disease was considered to make a person …

Passage Resources Hebrew/Greek Your Content Mark 1:1 King James Version 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; Read full chapter

Preaching of John the Baptist 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, 2 just as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I am sending My messenger [a]before You, Who will prepare …

John the Baptist prepares the way 1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,[a] the Son of God,[b] 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who …