Mark 1:3

1:3 the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way for the Lord,

make ¹  his paths straight.’” ² 

Mark 9:33

Questions About the Greatest

9:33 Then ³  they came to Capernaum. ⁴  After Jesus ⁵  was inside the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”

Mark 11:8

11:8 Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields.

¹ sn This call to “make his paths straight” in this context is probably an allusion to preparation through repentance.

² sn A quotation from Isa 40:3.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁴ map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-C3; Map3-B2.

⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.