Mark 1:1-3

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The Proclamation of John the Baptist

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.^[a]

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

“Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
who shall prepare thy way;
³the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight—”

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Footnotes

Mark 1:1 Other ancient authorities omit the Son of God
Mark 1:2 Other ancient authorities read in the prophets

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