Mark

Mark 1:2–5

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

⁴John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁵People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

Footnotes

b 1:2 BYZ and TR in the prophets:
c 1:2 Malachi 3:1|MAL 3:1
d 1:3 Isaiah 40:3|ISA 40:3(see also LXX)

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Mark 1:2

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

Mark 1:3

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

Mark 1:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
John	Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2491 John
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Baptist	βαπτίζων	baptizōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
appeared	Ἐγένετο	Egeneto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
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
preaching	κηρύσσων	kēryssōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2784 I proclaim, herald, preach
baptism	βάπτισμα	baptisma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G908 the rite or ceremony of baptism
of repentance	μετανοίας	metanoias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3341 repentance, a change of mind
for	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
forgiveness	ἄφεσιν	aphesin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G859 deliverance, pardon, complete forgiveness
of sins	ἁμαρτιῶν	hamartiōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G266 a sin

Mark 1:5

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
went out	ἐξεπορεύετο	exeporeueto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1607 I journey out, come forth
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
from all	πάντες	pantes	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
of Jerusalem	Ἱεροσολυμῖται	Hierosolymitai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2415 an inhabitant of Jerusalem
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
countryside	χώρα	chōra	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5561 region, land, fields
of Judea	Ἰουδαία	Ioudaia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2449 Judea
Confessing	ἐξομολογούμενοι	exomologoumenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1843 I consent fully, confess
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
sins	ἁμαρτίας	hamartias	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G266 a sin
they were baptized	ἐβαπτίζοντο	ebaptizonto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
by	ὑπ’	hyp’	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
him	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Jordan	Ἰορδάνῃ	Iordanē	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2446 the Jordan
River	ποταμῷ	potamō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G4215 a river, torrent