Mar 1:1-4 | NASB1995 | STEP | The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ , the Son of God .

b Mark 1:2-8: Matt 3:1-11; Luke 3:2-16

e Is 40:3; Matt 3:3; Luke 3:4; John 1:23

Mark 1:1-4

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

2 ^bAs it is written in Isaiah the prophet: ^c“Behold, I send My messenger ^{▼▼ Lit before your face} ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way;
3 ^e The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
‘Make ready the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight.’”

4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness ^{▼▼ Or proclaiming
,} ^gpreaching a baptism of repentance for the ^hforgiveness of sins.