Mark 1:5-11
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.
1:6 John wore a garment made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
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.”
The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus
1:9 Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River.
1:10 And just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
1:11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.”