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Text -- Mark 1:1-5 (NET)
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Strongs On/Off
Context
The Ministry of John the Baptist
1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ , the Son of God.
1:2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet , “Look , I am sending my messenger ahead of you , who will prepare your way ,
1:3 the voice of one shouting in the wilderness , ‘Prepare the way for the Lord , make his paths straight .’”
1:4 In the wilderness John the baptizer began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins .
1:5 People from the whole Judean countryside and all of Jerusalem were going out to him , and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
JESUS CHRIST, 4A |
MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 2 |
John |
MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 1 |
Repentance |
JOHN, GOSPEL OF |
JUDAEA |
Forerunner |
Baptism |
Gospel |
Quotations and Allusions |
Prophecy |
TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT |
Jesus, The Christ |
STREAM |
Preaching |
Messenger |
Jordan |
Salvation |
PATH; PATHWAY |
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NET Notes: Mar 1:1 The first verse of Mark’s Gospel appears to function as a title: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is not certain,...
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NET Notes: Mar 1:2 The opening lines of the quotation are from Exod 23:20; Mal 3:1. Here is the forerunner who points the way to the arrival of God’s salvation. Hi...
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NET Notes: Mar 1:4 A baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins was a call for preparation for the arrival of the Lord’s salvation. To participate in this b...
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