Mark 1:1

The Ministry of John the Baptist

1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Mark 1:7-8

1:7 He proclaimed, “One more powerful than I am is coming after me; I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals. 1:8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”