New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 1:1-11

1The beginningἈρχὴArchēG746of the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,the SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

2As it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in IsaiahἨσαΐᾳĒsaiaG2268the prophetπροφήτῃ·prophētēG4396: “BeholdG2400,I sendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649My messengerἄγγελόνangelonG32aheadπρὸproG4253of You,WhoὃςhosG3739will prepareκατασκευάσειkataskeuaseiG2680Your wayὁδόνhodonG3598;

3The voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of one cryingβοῶντοςboōntosG994in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048, ‘MakeG2090readyG2090the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,MakeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160His pathsτρίβουςtribousG5147straightεὐθείαςeutheiasG2117.’”

4JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491the BaptistβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907appearedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784a baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341for theforgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266.

5And allπᾶσαpasaG3956the countryχώραchōraG5561of JudeaG2453was goingἐξεπορεύετοexeporeuetoG1607out to him, and allπάντες,pantesG3956the peopleG2415of JerusalemἹεροσολυμῖταιHi'erosolumitaiG2415;and they were being baptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907by him in the JordanἸορδάνῃIordanēG2446RiverποταμῷpotamōG4215,confessingἐξομολογούμενοιexomologoumenoiG1843their sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.

6JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491was clothedἐνδεδυμένοςendedumenosG1746with camel’sκαμήλουkamēlouG2574hairτρίχαςtrichasG2359and worea leatherδερματίνηνdermatinēnG1193beltζώνηνzōnēnG2223aroundπερὶperiG4012his waistὀσφὺνosphunG3751, andhis dietἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068was locustsἀκρίδαςakridasG200and wildἄγριον.agrionG66honeyμέλιmeliG3192.

7And he waspreachingἐκήρυσσενekērussenG2784,and sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “AfterὀπίσωopisōG3694me One is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064who is mightierἰσχυρότερόςischuroterosG2478than I, and I amεἰμὶeimiG1510not fitἱκανὸςhikanosG2425to stoopG2955downκύψαςkupsasG2955and untieλῦσαιlusaiG3089the thongἱμάνταhimantaG2438of His sandalsὑποδημάτωνhupodēmatōnG5266.

8I baptizedἐβάπτισαebaptisaG907youwith waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204;but He will baptizeβαπτίσειbaptiseiG907youwith the Holyἁγίῳ.¶hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.”

9In thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἦλθενēlthenG2064from NazarethΝαζαρὲτNazaretG3478in GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056and was baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907by JohnἸωάννου.IōannouG2491in the JordanἸορδάνηνIordanēnG2446.

10ImmediatelyG2117comingἀναβαίνωνanabainōnG305up out of the waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204,He sawG3708the heavensοὐρανοὺςouranousG3772openingσχιζομένουςschizomenousG4977,and the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151likeὡςhōsG5613a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597upon Him;

11and a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096out of the heavensοὐρανῶν·ouranōnG3772: “You are My belovedἀγαπητός,agapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,in You I amG2106well-pleasedG2106.”

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