Mark 1:3

Mark 1:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
• New International Version (NIV)“a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)the voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.’ ”

Context of Mark 1:3

1This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.” “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’” 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.

Mark 1:3 word by word

φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἑτοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου, εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

• A voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• of one callingβοάωboaō · to cry outG994
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
• Prepareἑτοιμάζωhetoimazō · to make readyG2090
• wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• for the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• makeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• straightεὐθύςeuthus · StraightG2117
• pathsτρίβοςtribos · pathG5147
• for Himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Mark 1:3

• Isaiah 40:3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
• Matthew 3:3This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
• Luke 3:4as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
• John 1:15John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
• John 3:28You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

Commentaries on Mark 1:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The voice of one crying - See on Matthew 3:1-3; (note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3John the Baptist was the voice of one calling in the wilderness, urging people to prepare for the Lord's coming. In the book of Isaiah, this prophecy speaks of the coming of the Lord, the God of Israel. Here, it refers to the Lord Jesus (see 12:35–37). The early church called itself "the Way," likely referring to this promise (see Acts 9:2; 19:9, 23; 22:4; 24:14, 22; compare Acts 2:28; 18:25–26; Romans 2:20; 2 Peter 2:2, 21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee--(Mal 3:1; Is 40:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 1:3

• John
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions

In the dictionaries

• Forerunner
• Latchet
• Commentaries
• Cry, Crying
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Path; Pathway
• Straight; Straightway
• desert, wilderness

Commentaries on Mark 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings