Mark

Mark 1:4–5

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.

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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

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Mark 1:4 Acts 19:3–4 · Matthew 3:6 · Acts 13:24–25 · John 3:23 · Acts 22:16 · Luke 1:77 · Matthew 3:11 · Luke 3:2–3 · Matthew 3:1–2

Mark 1:5 Acts 19:18 · Leviticus 26:40–42 · Matthew 3:5–6 · Acts 2:38

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.