Mark

Mark 1:2–3

²As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:^b

“Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You,

who will prepare Your way.”^c

³“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way for the Lord,

make straight paths for Him.’”^d

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As	Καθὼς	Kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
it is written	γέγραπται	gegraptai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1125 I write
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Isaiah	Ἠσαΐᾳ	Ēsaia	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2268 Isaiah
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
prophet	προφήτῃ	prophētē	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G4396 a prophet, poet
Behold	Ἰδοὺ	Idou	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
I will send	ἀποστέλλω	apostellō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
messenger	ἄγγελόν	angelon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G32 an angel, messenger
ahead of You	πρὸ	pro	Preposition	G4253 before
who	ὃς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
will prepare	κατασκευάσει	kataskeuasei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2680 I build, prepare, make
Your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
way	ὁδόν	hodon	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3598 a way, road, journey

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A voice	Φωνὴ	Phōnē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5456 a sound, noise, voice
of one calling	βοῶντος	boōntos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G994 I shout, call aloud
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
wilderness	ἐρήμῳ	erēmō	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G2048 deserted, desolate, a desert
Prepare	Ἑτοιμάσατε	Hetoimasate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2090 I make ready, prepare
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
way	ὁδὸν	hodon	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3598 a way, road, journey
for	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
make	ποιεῖτε	poieite	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
straight	εὐθείας	eutheias	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2117 straight, immediately
paths	τρίβους	tribous	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5147 a worn path, beaten way
for Him	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Mark 1:2 Malachi 3:1 · Matthew 11:10 · Luke 1:76 · Matthew 3:1–11 · Luke 1:15–17 · Luke 7:27–28 · Luke 1:70 · Matthew 26:31 · Psalm 40:7

Mark 1:3 Isaiah 40:3–5 · Matthew 3:3 · Luke 3:4–6 · John 3:28–36

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.