Mark 1:4

Mark 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
• New International Version (NIV)And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
• English Standard Version (ESV)John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
• New King James Version (NKJV)John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

Context of Mark 1:4

2The prophet Isaiah wrote, “I am sending my messenger ahead of you to prepare the way for you.” 3“A voice cries out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord! Make his paths straight!’ ” John the Baptizer was in the desert telling people about a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5All Judea and all the people of Jerusalem went to him. As they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River. 6John was dressed in clothes made from camel’s hair. He wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.

Mark 1:4 word by word

Ἐγένετο Ἰωάννης βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• didγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• baptizeβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• preachκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• the baptismβάπτισμαbaptisma · baptismG908
• of repentanceμετάνοιαmetanoia · repentanceG3341
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the remissionἄφεσιςaphesis · forgivenessG859
• of sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Mark 1:4

• Matthew 3:1Later, John the Baptizer appeared in the desert of Judea. His message was,
• Luke 3:2It was at the time when Annas and Caiaphas were chief priests that God spoke to John, son of Zechariah, in the desert.
• John 3:23John was baptizing in Aenon, near Salim. Water was plentiful there. (People came to John to be baptized,
• Acts 10:37You know what happened throughout Judea. Everything began in Galilee after John spread the news about baptism.
• Acts 13:24Before Jesus began his ministry, John ⌞the Baptizer⌟ told everyone in Israel about the baptism of repentance.
• Acts 19:3Paul asked them, “What kind of baptism did you have?” They answered, “John’s baptism.”
• Acts 22:16What are you waiting for now? Get up! Be baptized, and have your sins washed away as you call on his name.’

Commentaries on Mark 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4John - The original name is nearly lost in the Greek , and in the Latin Johannes, and almost totally so in the English John. The original name is יהוחנן Yehochanan, compounded of חנן יהוה Yehovah chanan, the grace or mercy of Jehovah: a most proper and significant name for the forerunner of the God of All Grace. It was John's business to proclaim the Gospel of the grace of God, and to point out that Lamb or sacrifice of God which takes away the sin of the…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. 4John's mission as the Lord's messenger was to prepare people for the arrival of the Messiah (see Luke 1:76–77). He instructed them to confess their sins, seek God's forgiveness, and be baptized. Those who did this were ready to receive the message of Jesus (see Luke 7:29–30). John was in the wilderness, likely the desert area around the Jordan River north of the Dead Sea. This shows he was the "voice" Isaiah mentioned (Mark 1:3). preaching a baptism: The…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 1:4

• Baptism
• John
• Preaching
• Repentance
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• Remission of Sins
• Latchet
• Baptism (lutheran Doctrine)
• Commentaries
• Forgiveness
• Jesus Christ
• John the Baptist
• Judaea
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Repentance

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