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 Good News of Yeshua ha-Mashiach, Ben-Elohim. 2As Isaiah the prophet has written, “Behold, I send My messenger before You, who will prepare Your way. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of Adonai, and make His paths straight.’” 4John appeared, immersing in the wilderness, proclaiming an immersion involving repentance for the removal of sins. 5All the Judean countryside was going out to him, and all the Jerusalemites. As they confessed their sins, they were being immersed by him in the Jordan River.

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, “Prepare the way of Adonai, Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
• Matthew 3:3For he is the one Isaiah the prophet spoke about, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of Adonai, and make His paths straight.’”
• Luke 3:4As it is written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of Adonai, and make His paths straight.
• John 1:15John testifies about Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘The One who comes after me is above me, because He existed before me.’”
• John 3:28You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah,’ but rather, ‘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