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

1Beginning of the glad tidings of Jesus Christ, Son of God; 2as it is written in [Isaiah] the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way. Voice 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. 5And there went out to him all the district of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

Mark 1:3 word by word

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

• Voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• oneὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• cryingβοάωboaō · to cry outG994
• wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
• Prepareἑτοιμάζωhetoimazō · to make readyG2090
• wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• makeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• pathsτρίβοςtribos · pathG5147
• straightεὐθύςeuthus · StraightG2117

Cross-references for Mark 1:3

• Isaiah 40:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God!
• Matthew 3:3For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of [the] Lord, make straight his paths.
• Luke 3:4as it is written in [the] book of [the] words of Esaias the prophet: Voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of [the] Lord, make straight his paths.
• John 1:15(John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;)
• John 3:28Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before 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