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

1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way, the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’” 4In the wilderness John the baptizer began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5People from the whole Judean countryside and all of Jerusalem were going out to him, and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• The voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• of one cryingβοάωboaō · to cry outG994
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
• Prepare yeἑτοιμάζωhetoimazō · to make readyG2090
• the wayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• makeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• pathsτρίβοςtribos · pathG5147
• straightεὐθύςeuthus · StraightG2117

Cross-references for Mark 1:3

• Isaiah 40:3A voice cries out, “In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord; construct in the desert a road for our God.
• Matthew 3:3For he is the one about whom Isaiah the prophet had spoken: “The voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”
• Luke 3:4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one shouting in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.
• John 1:15John testified about him and shouted out, “This one was the one about whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’”
• John 3:28You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but rather, ‘I have been 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