Mark 1:1-3

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John Prepares for Jesus^(A)

1 This is the beginning of the ·Good News [Gospel] ·about [of] Jesus Christ, the Son of God,^[a] ²as the prophet Isaiah wrote:

“[Look; ^TBehold,] I ·will send [am sending] my messenger ahead of you,
    who will prepare your way [Mal. 3:1].”
³“This is a voice of one
    who ·calls out [shouts; cries out] in the ·desert [wilderness]:
‘Prepare the way for the Lord.
    Make ·the road straight [a clear path] for him [Is. 40:3].’”