Mark 1:1-3

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

The Proclamation of John the Baptist

1 The beginning of the good news^[a] of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.^[b]

²As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,^[c]

‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,^[d]
    who will prepare your way;
³the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
    “Prepare the way of the Lord,
    make his paths straight”’,

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Footnotes

Mark 1:1 Or gospel
Mark 1:1 Other ancient authorities lack the Son of God
Mark 1:2 Other ancient authorities read in the prophets
Mark 1:2 Gk before your face

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