Mark 1:2

Geneva Bible (1560)

As it is written in the Prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

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  • Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lorde whom ye seeke, shall speedely come to his Temple: euen the messenger of the couenant whom ye desire: beholde, he shall come, sayth the Lord of hostes.
  • Matt 11:10 : 10 For this is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
  • Luke 1:76 : 76 And thou, babe, shalt be called the Prophet of the most High: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord, to prepare his waies,
  • Luke 3:2-9 : 2 ( When Annas and Caiaphas were the hie Priestes) the worde of God came vnto Iohn, the sonne of Zacharias in the wildernes. 3 And hee came into all the coastes about Iordan, preaching the baptisme of repentance for the remission of sinnes, 4 As it is written in the booke of the sayings of Esaias the Prophet, which saith, The voyce of him that crieth in the wildernes is, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make his paths straight. 5 Euery valley shalbe filled, and euery mountaine and hill shall be brought lowe, and crooked things shalbe made straight, and the rough wayes shalbe made smoothe. 6 And all flesh shall see the saluation of God. 7 Then said he to the people that were come out to be baptized of him, O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring foorth therefore fruites worthy amendement of life, and beginne not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is able of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham. 9 Nowe also is the axe layed vnto the roote of the trees: therefore euery tree which bringeth not foorth good fruite, shalbe hewen downe, and cast into the fire. 10 Then the people asked him, saying, What shall we doe then? 11 And he answered, and said vnto them, He that hath two coates, let him part with him that hath none: and hee that hath meate, let him doe likewise. 12 Then came there Publicanes also to bee baptized, and saide vnto him, Master, what shall we doe? 13 And hee saide vnto them, Require no more then that which is appointed vnto you. 14 The souldiers likewise demaunded of him, saying, And what shall we doe? And he saide vnto them, Doe violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely, and be content with your wages. 15 As the people waited, and all men mused in their heartes of Iohn, if he were not that Christ, 16 Iohn answered, and saide to them all, In deede I baptize you with water, but one stronger then I, commeth, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to vnloose: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.
  • Luke 7:27-28 : 27 This is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 28 For I say vnto you, there is no greater Prophet then Iohn, among them that are begotten of women: neuerthelesse, hee that is the least in the kingdome of God, is greater then he.
  • Luke 18:31 : 31 Then Iesus tooke vnto him ye twelue, and said vnto them, Beholde, we goe vp to Hierusalem, and all things shalbe fulfilled to the Sonne of man, that are writttn by the Prophets.
  • Matt 26:24 : 24 Surely the Sonne of man goeth his way, as it is written of him: but woe be to that man, by whom the Sonne of man is betrayed: it had bene good for that man, if hee had neuer bene borne.
  • Matt 26:31 : 31 Then saide Iesus vnto them, All yee shall be offended by me this night: for it is written, I wil smite the shepheard, and the sheepe of the flocke shalbe scattered.
  • Luke 1:15-17 : 15 For he shalbe great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drinke wine, nor strong drinke: and he shalbe filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe. 16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turne to their Lord God. 17 For he shall goe before him in the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
  • Luke 1:70 : 70 As he spake by ye mouth of his holy Prophets, which were since the world began, saying,
  • Matt 2:5 : 5 And they saide vnto him, At Beth-leem in Iudea: for so it is written by the Prophet,
  • Matt 3:1-9 : 1 And in those dayes, Iohn the Baptist came and preached in the wildernes of Iudea, 2 And said, Repent: for the kingdome of heauen is at hand. 3 For this is he of whome it is spoken by the Prophet Esaias, saying, The voyce of him that crieth in the wildernes, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make his pathes straight. 4 And this Iohn had his garment of camels heare, and a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: his meate was also locusts and wilde hony. 5 Then went out to him Ierusalem and all Iudea, and all the region rounde about Iordan. 6 And they were baptized of him in Iordan, confessing their sinnes. 7 Now when he sawe many of the Pharises, and of the Sadduces come to his baptisme, he said vnto them, O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the anger to come? 8 Bring foorth therefore fruite worthy amendement of life. 9 And thinke not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is able euen of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham. 10 And now also is the axe put to the roote of the trees: therfore euery tree which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewen downe, & cast into ye fire. 11 In deede I baptize you with water to amendement of life, but he that commeth after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthie to beare: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.
  • Ps 40:7 : 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: for in the rolle of the booke it is written of me,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 11:10
    86%

    10For this is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Mark 1:3-4
    2 verses
    86%

    3The voyce of him that cryeth in the wildernesse is, Prepare the way of the Lord: make his paths straight.

    4Iohn did baptize in the wildernesse, and preach the baptisme of amendement of life, for remission of sinnes.

  • Luke 3:3-5
    3 verses
    85%

    3And hee came into all the coastes about Iordan, preaching the baptisme of repentance for the remission of sinnes,

    4As it is written in the booke of the sayings of Esaias the Prophet, which saith, The voyce of him that crieth in the wildernes is, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make his paths straight.

    5Euery valley shalbe filled, and euery mountaine and hill shall be brought lowe, and crooked things shalbe made straight, and the rough wayes shalbe made smoothe.

  • Luke 7:27
    84%

    27This is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Matt 3:1-3
    3 verses
    83%

    1And in those dayes, Iohn the Baptist came and preached in the wildernes of Iudea,

    2And said, Repent: for the kingdome of heauen is at hand.

    3For this is he of whome it is spoken by the Prophet Esaias, saying, The voyce of him that crieth in the wildernes, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make his pathes straight.

  • John 1:22-24
    3 verses
    82%

    22Then said they vnto him, Who art thou, that we may giue an answere to them that sent vs? What sayest thou of thy selfe?

    23He said, I am the voyce of him that cryeth in the wildernesse, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the Prophet Esaias.

    24Nowe they which were sent, were of the Pharises.

  • Mark 1:1
    81%

    1The beginning of the Gospel of Iesus Christ, the Sonne of God:

  • Luke 1:76
    79%

    76And thou, babe, shalt be called the Prophet of the most High: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord, to prepare his waies,

  • John 1:30-31
    2 verses
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    30This is he of whom I saide, After me commeth a man, which was before me: for he was better then I.

    31And I knewe him not: but because he should be declared to Israel, therefore am I come, baptizing with water.

  • Isa 40:3
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    3A voyce cryeth in the wildernesse, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make streight in the desert a path for our God.

  • John 1:15
    76%

    15Iohn bare witnesse of him, and cryed, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that commeth after me, was before me: for he was better then I.

  • Mal 3:1
    76%

    1Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lorde whom ye seeke, shall speedely come to his Temple: euen the messenger of the couenant whom ye desire: beholde, he shall come, sayth the Lord of hostes.

  • John 1:6
    76%

    6There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn.

  • Acts 13:24
    75%

    24When Iohn had first preached before his coming the baptisme of repentance to all the people of Israel.

  • Rom 1:2
    75%

    2(Which he had promised afore by his Prophetes in the holy Scriptures)

  • Luke 1:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16And many of the children of Israel shall he turne to their Lord God.

    17For he shall goe before him in the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

  • Acts 3:20
    75%

    20And he shall sende Iesus Christ, which before was preached vnto you,

  • Mark 1:7-11
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    7And preached, saying, A stronger then I commeth after me, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to stoupe downe, and vnloose.

    8Trueth it is, I haue baptized you with water: but he will baptize you with the holy Ghost.

    9And it came to passe in those dayes, that Iesus came from Nazareth, a citie of Galile, and was baptized of Iohn in Iordan.

    10And assoone as he was come out of the water, Iohn saw the heauens clouen in twaine, and the holy Ghost descending vpo him like a doue.

    11Then there was a voyce from heauen, saying, Thou art my beloued Sonne, in whome I am well pleased.

  • Matt 12:17
    74%

    17That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, saying,

  • Mark 1:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14Now after that Iohn was committed to prison, Iesus came into Galile, preaching the Gospel of the kingdome of God,

    15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdome of God is at hand: repent and beleeue the Gospel.

  • Luke 1:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Forasmuch as many haue taken in hand to set foorth the storie of those things, whereof we are fully persuaded,

    2As they haue deliuered them vnto vs, which from the beginning saw them their selues, & were ministers of ye word,

  • Luke 2:31
    73%

    31Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people,

  • John 3:28
    73%

    28Yee your selues are my witnesses, that I sayde, I am not that Christ, but that I am sent before him.

  • Acts 10:37
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    37Euen the worde which came through all Iudea, beginning in Galile, after the baptisme which Iohn preached.

  • John 1:27
    72%

    27He it is that commeth after me, which was before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthie to vnloose.

  • Luke 4:17
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    17And there was deliuered vnto him the booke of the Prophet Esaias: and when hee had opened the booke, hee founde the place, where it was written,

  • Matt 1:22
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    22And al this was done that it might be fulfilled, which is spoken of the Lord by ye Prophet, saying,

  • Luke 1:70
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    70As he spake by ye mouth of his holy Prophets, which were since the world began, saying,

  • Acts 1:1
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    1I haue made the former treatise, O Theophilus, of al that Iesvs began to doe and teach,

  • Mal 4:5
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    5Beholde, I will sende you Eliiah the Prophet before the comming of the great and fearefull day of the Lord.

  • John 1:33-34
    2 verses
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    33And I knewe him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, he saide vnto me, Vpon whom thou shalt see that Spirit come downe, and tary still on him, that is he which baptizeth with the holy Ghost.

    34And I sawe, and bare record that this is that Sonne of God.

  • Matt 4:14
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    14That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the Propet, saying,

  • John 1:19
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    19Then this is the record of Iohn, when the Iewes sent Priestes and Leuites from Hierusalem, to aske him, Who art thou?

  • Matt 3:17
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    17And loe, a voyce came from heauen, saying, This is my beloued Sonne, in whome I am well pleased.