Book 2 The Gospel According to Mark Mark
Mark|1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
Mark|1:2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Mark|1:3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Mark|1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Mark|1:5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
Mark|1:6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
Mark|1:7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
Mark|1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Mark|1:9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
Mark|1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Mark|1:11 And there came a voice from heaven, [saying], Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. MARK | Holy Bible | New Testament | King James | Book 2 The Gospel According to Mark
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