Mark 1:2

World English Bible (2000)

As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.

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  • Mal 3:1 : 1 "Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!" says Yahweh of Armies.
  • Matt 11:10 : 10 For this is he, of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, 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 face of the Lord to prepare his ways,
  • Luke 3:2-9 : 2 in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. 3 He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins. 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight. 5 Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth. 6 All flesh will see God's salvation.'" 7 He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don't begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones! 9 Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire." 10 The multitudes asked him, "What then must we do?" 11 He answered them, "He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise." 12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what must we do?" 13 He said to them, "Collect no more than that which is appointed to you." 14 Soldiers also asked him, saying, "What about us? What must we do?" He said to them, "Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages." 15 As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ, 16 John answered them all, "I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,
  • Luke 7:27-28 : 27 This is he of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.' 28 "For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer, yet he who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he."
  • Luke 18:31 : 31 He took the twelve aside, and said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed.
  • Matt 26:24 : 24 The Son of Man goes, even as it is written of him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born."
  • Matt 26:31 : 31 Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, 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 he will drink no wine nor 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 to the Lord, their God. 17 He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord."
  • Luke 1:70 : 70 (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),
  • Matt 2:5 : 5 They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
  • Matt 3:1-9 : 1 In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 2 "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!" 3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight." 4 Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him. 6 They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance! 9 Don't think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 10 "Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. 11 I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
  • Ps 40:7 : 7 Then I said, "Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.

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  • Matt 11:10
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    10For this is he, of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

  • Mark 1:3-4
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    3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'"

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  • Luke 3:3-5
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    3He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

    4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.

    5Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.

  • Luke 7:27
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    27This is he of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

  • Matt 3:1-3
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    1In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

    2"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"

    3For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight."

  • John 1:22-24
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    22They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

    23He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said."

    24The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

  • Mark 1:1
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    1The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

  • Luke 1:76
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    76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

  • John 1:30-31
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    30This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.'

    31I didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."

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    3The voice of one who calls out, "Prepare the way of Yahweh in the wilderness! Make a level highway in the desert for our God.

  • John 1:15
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    15John testified about him. He cried out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.'"

  • Mal 3:1
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    1"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!" says Yahweh of Armies.

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

  • Acts 13:24
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    24before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.

  • Rom 1:2
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    2which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

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

    17He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord."

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    20and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,

  • Mark 1:7-11
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    7He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.

    8I baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit."

    9It happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

    10Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

    11A voice came out of the sky, "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

  • Matt 12:17
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    17that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

  • Mark 1:14-15
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    14Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom of God,

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    1Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,

    2even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,

  • Luke 2:31
    73%

    31which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;

  • John 3:28
    73%

    28You yourselves testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before him.'

  • Acts 10:37
    73%

    37you yourselves know what happened, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

  • John 1:27
    72%

    27He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I'm not worthy to loosen."

  • Luke 4:17
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    17The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

  • Matt 1:22
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    22Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

  • Luke 1:70
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    70(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),

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    1The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

  • Mal 4:5
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    5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.

  • John 1:33-34
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    33I didn't recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, 'On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'

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

  • Matt 4:14
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    14that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

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

  • Matt 3:17
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    17Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."