NEW TESTAMENT · VERSE 2

Mark 1:2

As it is written in the prophets,

“Behold,^† I send my messenger before your face,

who will prepare your way before you:^†

THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Mark 1:2 in context

Mark 1:1–5

The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Selected verse

As it is written in the prophets,

“Behold,^† I send my messenger before your face,

who will prepare your way before you:^†

the voice of one crying in the wilderness,

‘Make ready the way of the Lord!

Make his paths straight!’”

John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.

Notes from World English Bible Updated

“Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
Malachi 3:1

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