Mark 1:2

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As it is written in the prophets: 'See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

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  • Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Suddenly, the Lord whom you are seeking will come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—behold, he is coming,
  • Matt 11:10 : 10 This is the one about whom it is written: 'Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.'
  • Luke 1:76 : 76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways,
  • Luke 3:2-9 : 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness. 3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, 4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.'" 5 Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; the crooked paths will become straight, and the rough ways will be made smooth, 6 and all humanity will see God's salvation. 7 John said to the crowds coming to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?" 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. 9 The axe is already laid at the root of the trees, so every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. 10 The crowds were asking him, "What, then, should we do?" 11 He replied to them, "Anyone who has two tunics must share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food must do the same." 12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?" 13 He told them, "Do not collect anything more than what is required." 14 Then some soldiers also questioned him, saying, "And what should we do?" He replied to them, "Do not extort money from anyone or accuse anyone falsely; be content with your wages." 15 As the people were waiting expectantly and all were pondering in their hearts about John, whether he might be the Christ, 16 John answered them all by saying, "I baptize you with water, but one who is mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
  • Luke 7:27-28 : 27 'This is the one about whom it is written: "Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You."' 28 'I tell you, among those born of women, no one is greater than John the Baptist. Yet, the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.'
  • Luke 18:31 : 31 Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, 'Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that has been written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.'
  • Matt 26:24 : 24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would have been better for him if he had not been born."
  • Matt 26:31 : 31 Then Jesus told them, "This very night you will all fall away on account of Me, for it is written: 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'
  • Luke 1:15-17 : 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb. 16 He will turn many of the children of Israel back to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.
  • Luke 1:70 : 70 just as He spoke through the mouth of His holy prophets from long ago—
  • Matt 2:5 : 5 They replied, 'In Bethlehem of Judea, because this is what was written by the prophet:
  • Matt 3:1-9 : 1 At that time, John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, 'Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.' 3 This is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: 'A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight.' 4 Now John himself had a garment made of camel’s hair, and a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and the entire region around the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, 'You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. 10 Even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
  • Ps 40:7 : 7 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You have prepared my ears to listen; burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 11:10
    86%

    10This is the one about whom it is written: 'Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.'

  • Mark 1:3-4
    2 verses
    86%

    3'A voice is calling out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight.'

    4John appeared in the wilderness, baptizing and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

  • Luke 3:3-5
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    3And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

    4as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.'"

    5Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; the crooked paths will become straight, and the rough ways will be made smooth,

  • Luke 7:27
    84%

    27'This is the one about whom it is written: "Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You."'

  • Matt 3:1-3
    3 verses
    83%

    1At that time, John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

    2and saying, 'Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.'

    3This is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: 'A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight.'

  • John 1:22-24
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    22So they said to him, 'Who are you? Tell us so we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?'

    23He replied, 'I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord,” as the prophet Isaiah said.'

    24Now those who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

  • Mark 1:1
    81%

    1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

  • Luke 1:76
    79%

    76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways,

  • John 1:30-31
    2 verses
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    30This is the one I was talking about when I said, “A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.”

    31I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.

  • Isa 40:3
    77%

    3A voice of one calling: In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

  • John 1:15
    76%

    15John testified about Him and cried out, saying, 'This is the one I spoke about when I said, “He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.”'

  • Mal 3:1
    76%

    1Behold, I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Suddenly, the Lord whom you are seeking will come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—behold, he is coming,

  • John 1:6
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    6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

  • Acts 13:24
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    24Before His coming, John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

  • Rom 1:2
    75%

    2(which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures)

  • Luke 1:16-17
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    16He will turn many of the children of Israel back to the Lord their God.

    17And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.

  • Acts 3:20
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    20So that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, who has been appointed for you as the Christ.

  • Mark 1:7-11
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    7He proclaimed: 'After me comes one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.'

    8'I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'

    9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

    10As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

    11And a voice came from heaven: 'You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.'

  • Matt 12:17
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    17This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:

  • Mark 1:14-15
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    14After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God.

    15He said: 'The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the gospel!'

  • Luke 1:1-2
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    73%

    1Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the things that have been fulfilled among us,

    2just as they were handed down to us by those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning,

  • Luke 2:31
    73%

    31which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:

  • John 3:28
    73%

    28'You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’

  • Acts 10:37
    73%

    37You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—

  • John 1:27
    72%

    27He is the one who comes after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.

  • Luke 4:17
    72%

    17The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:

  • Matt 1:22
    72%

    22All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

  • Luke 1:70
    72%

    70just as He spoke through the mouth of His holy prophets from long ago—

  • Acts 1:1
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    1In my first account, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach.

  • John 1:33-34
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    33I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'

    34I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.

  • Matt 4:14
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    14This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:

  • John 1:19
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    19This is the testimony of John when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 'Who are you?'

  • Matt 3:17
    70%

    17And a voice from heaven said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'