Mark 1:5

Mark 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there went out unto him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
• New International Version (NIV)The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

Context of Mark 1:5

3His voice will shout in the wilderness: “The Lord will come soon, so prepare a way for him. Make the paths straight for him.” ’ 4So John went to a place in the wilderness. He baptized people and he spoke a message from God. He said to people, ‘You have done many wrong things. You must turn away from them and change how you live. Then God will forgive you and I will baptize you.’ Many people who lived in Jerusalem and in the country of Judea went to listen to John. The people told God about all the wrong things that they had done. Then John baptized them in the Jordan River. 6John wore clothes made from the hair of a camel. He also wore a belt made from leather. His usual food was locusts and honey from the wilderness. 7John said to the people, ‘Another person will come soon. He is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to undo his shoes for him.

Mark 1:5 word by word

καὶ ἐξεπορεύετο πρὸς αὐτὸν πᾶσα ἡ Ἰουδαία χώρα καὶ οἱ Ἱεροσολυμῖται πάντες, καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ ἐξομολογούμενοι τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• there went outἐκπορεύωekporeuomai · to departG1607
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the landχώραchōra · countryG5561
• of Judeaὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaia · JudeaG2449
• they of JerusalemἹεροσολυμίτηςHierosolumitēs · JerusalemG2415
• wereβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the riverποταμόςpotamos · riverG4215
• of JordanἸορδάνηςIordanēs · JordanG2446
• confessingἐξομολογέομαιexomologeō · to agreeG1843
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266

Cross-references for Mark 1:5

• Matthew 3:5Many people went to listen to John. They lived in Jerusalem and all over the country called Judea and many other places near the Jordan River.
• Matthew 4:25Because of this, large crowds of people followed him. They came from Galilee and from the region called ‘The ten cities’. Some of them came from Jerusalem, and other parts of Judea. And some came from the other side of the Jordan River.
• John 1:28All these things happened at a place east from the Jordan River. It was a village called Bethany. John was baptizing people there.
• John 3:23John was also baptizing people. He was at a place called Aenon, near Salim, because there was a lot of water there. People were coming to him and John was baptizing them.
• Leviticus 26:40Your sons and your grandsons must tell me, the Lord, that they are sorry. They must be sorry because they did not obey my rules. They must be sorry that they turned away from me.
• Joshua 7:19Then Joshua said to Achan, ‘My son, tell the truth, to show that you respect the Lord, Israel's God. Tell me what you have done. Do not try to deceive me.’
• Psalms 32:5Then I told you about my sins. I did not try to hide the bad things that I had done. I said, ‘I will tell the Lord about the things that I have done against him.’ When I did that, you forgave my sins. Selah.
• Proverbs 28:13Anyone who hides his sins will never do well. But God will forgive somebody, if he agrees that he has done wrong things, and if he turns away from his sins.
• Acts 2:38Peter said to them, ‘Each of you must stop doing wrong things. You must change how you live. If you believe in Jesus Christ, then we will baptize you. God will forgive you for the wrong things that you have done. Then you will receive the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to you.
• Acts 19:18Many of the believers agreed that they had done wicked things. They told other believers about this.
• 1 John 1:8If we say that we never do any wrong thing, we are deceiving ourselves. Even though we may think it is true, it is a lie.

Commentaries on Mark 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5All the land - See on Matthew 3:4-6; (note). Confessing their sins - It was an invariable custom among the Jews to admit no proselyte to baptism, till he had, in the most solemn manner, declared that he forever had renounced all idolatrous worship, all heathenish superstitions, and promised an entire and unreserved submission to the law of Moses. This was necessary for a proselyte adult - a child dedicated to God by baptism must be brought up in this…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-8Verses 4-8 See the notes at Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:5-6, Matthew 3:11.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5All of … Judea: John the Baptist attracted a lot of attention. Many people believed that there had been no prophet for over 400 years. So, prophets were associated with Israel's past and the future reign of the Messiah. John preached repentance (turning away from sin and returning to God), like the ancient prophets. He also dressed like the great prophet Elijah (1:6), whom God promised would return in the last days (Malachi 4:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 1:5

• Baptism
• John
• Jordan

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Jordan
• Judea
• Judaea, or Judea
• Euphrates River, the River
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Judea, Judah
• Latchet
• Bethabara
• Commentaries

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