Mark 1:2

Mark 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
• New International Version (NIV)as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way”—
• English Standard Version (ESV)As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,
• New King James Version (NKJV)As it is written in the Prophets: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You.”

Context of Mark 1:2

1Beginning of the glad tidings of Jesus Christ, Son of God; as it is written in [Isaiah] the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way. 3Voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of [the] Lord, make his paths straight. 4There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching [the] baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

Mark 1:2 word by word

καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν τῷ Ἠσαΐᾳ τῷ προφήτῃ· ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου, ὃς κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σουRead the interlinear

• writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• IsaiahἩσαΐαςHēsaias · IsaiahG2268
• prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• Beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• sendἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• messengerἄγγελοςaggelos · angel: messengerG32
• faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• prepareκατασκευάζωkataskeuazō · to prepareG2680
• wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598

Cross-references for Mark 1:2

• Psalms 40:7Then said I, Behold, I come, in the volume of the book it is written of me —
• Matthew 2:5And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:
• Matthew 26:24The Son of man goes indeed, according as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; it were good for that man if he had not been born.
• Luke 1:70as he spoke by [the] mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;
• Luke 18:31And he took the twelve to [him] and said to them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written of the Son of man by the prophets shall be accomplished;
• Malachi 3:1Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord whom ye seek will suddenly come to his temple, and the Angel of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
• Matthew 11:10this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
• Luke 1:15For he shall be great before [the] Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with [the] Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
• Luke 7:27This is he concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

Commentaries on Mark 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2As it is written in the prophets - Rather, As it is written by Isaiah the prophet. I think this reading should be adopted, instead of that in the common text. It is the reading of the Codex Bezae, Vatican, and several other MSS. of great repute. It is found also in the Syriac, Persic, Coptic, Armenian, Gothic, Vulgate, and Itala versions, and in several of the fathers. As this prophecy is found both in Isaiah and Malachi, probably the reading was changed…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2As it is written in the prophets - Mark mentions “prophets” here without specifying which. The places are found in Malachi 3:1, and in Isaiah 41:3. See the notes at Matthew 3:3.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Mark includes Old Testament prophecies (messages from God given long ago) to support his account of the good news about Jesus Christ. John the Baptist’s role as a prophet and messenger shows that Jesus is the promised Lord and king. He is the Christ (or Messiah, God’s chosen one) and the Son of God. Isaiah: Mark follows the Jewish practice of mentioning only the best-known source in a quotation. Here he names Isaiah, even though the quotation also…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 1:2

• John
• Messenger
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions

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• Forerunner
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• Malachi, Prophecies of
• Commentaries
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• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Text and Manuscripts of the New Testament

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