Mark 1:2

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

As it hath been written in the prophets, `Lo, I send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee,' --

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  • Mal 3:1 : 1 Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts.
  • Matt 11:10 : 10 for this is he of whom it hath been written, Lo, I do send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
  • Luke 1:76 : 76 And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.
  • Luke 3:2-9 : 2 Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests -- there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness, 3 and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins, 4 as it hath been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths; 5 every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways; 6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.' 7 Then said he to the multitudes coming forth to be baptised by him, `Brood of vipers! who did prompt you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father -- Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham; 9 and already also the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and to fire it is cast.' 10 And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, `What, then, shall we do?' 11 and he answering saith to them, `He having two coats -- let him impart to him having none, and he having victuals -- in like manner let him do.' 12 And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?' 13 and he said unto them, `Exact no more than that directed you.' 14 And questioning him also were those warring, saying, `And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, `Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.' 15 And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ; 16 John answered, saying to all, `I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals -- he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;
  • Luke 7:27-28 : 27 this is he concerning whom it hath been written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee; 28 for I say to you, a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Baptist there is not; but the least in the reign of God is greater than he.'
  • Luke 18:31 : 31 And having taken the twelve aside, he said unto them, `Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall be completed -- that have been written through the prophets -- to the Son of Man,
  • Matt 26:24 : 24 the Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but wo to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up! good it were for him if that man had not been born.'
  • Matt 26:31 : 31 then saith Jesus to them, `All ye shall be stumbled at me this night; for it hath been written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad;
  • Luke 1:15-17 : 15 for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb; 16 and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God, 17 and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'
  • Luke 1:70 : 70 As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age;
  • Matt 2:5 : 5 And they said to him, `In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,
  • Matt 3:1-9 : 1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,' 3 for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.' 4 And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field. 5 Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan, 6 and they were baptized in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins. 7 And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, `Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, 9 and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have -- Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham, 10 and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast. 11 `I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,
  • Ps 40:7 : 7 Then said I, `Lo, I have come,' In the roll of the book it is written of me,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 10 for this is he of whom it hath been written, Lo, I do send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Mark 1:3-4
    2 verses
    86%

    3 `A voice of one calling in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye his paths,' --

    4 John came baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,

  • Luke 3:3-5
    3 verses
    85%

    3 and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,

    4 as it hath been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths;

    5 every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways;

  • 27 this is he concerning whom it hath been written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

  • Matt 3:1-3
    3 verses
    83%

    1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

    2 and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'

    3 for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'

  • John 1:22-24
    3 verses
    82%

    22 They said then to him, `Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'

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

    24 And those sent were of the Pharisees,

  • 1 A beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God.

  • 76 And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.

  • John 1:30-31
    2 verses
    77%

    30 this is he concerning whom I said, After me doth come a man, who hath come before me, because he was before me:

    31 and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.

  • 3 A voice is crying -- in a wilderness -- Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, Make straight in a desert a highway to our God.

  • 15 John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, `This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;'

  • 1 Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts.

  • 6 There came a man -- having been sent from God -- whose name `is' John,

  • 24 John having first preached, before his coming, a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel;

  • 2 which He announced before through His prophets in holy writings --

  • Luke 1:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16 and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,

    17 and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'

  • 20 and He may send Jesus Christ who before hath been preached to you,

  • Mark 1:7-11
    5 verses
    74%

    7 and he proclaimed, saying, `He doth come -- who is mightier than I -- after me, of whom I am not worthy -- having stooped down -- to loose the latchet of his sandals;

    8 I indeed did baptize you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'

    9 And it came to pass in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John at the Jordan;

    10 and immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens dividing, and the Spirit as a dove coming down upon him;

    11 and a voice came out of the heavens, `Thou art My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

  • 17 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

  • Mark 1:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14 And after the delivering up of John, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the reign of God,

    15 and saying -- `Fulfilled hath been the time, and the reign of God hath come nigh, reform ye, and believe in the good news.'

  • Luke 1:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,

    2 as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, --

  • 31 which Thou didst prepare before the face of all the peoples,

  • 28 ye yourselves do testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am having been sent before him;

  • 37 ye -- ye have known; -- the word that came throughout all Judea, having begun from Galilee, after the baptism that John preached;

  • 27 of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.'

  • 17 and there was given over to him a roll of Isaiah the prophet, and having unfolded the roll, he found the place where it hath been written:

  • 22 And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

  • 70 As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age;

  • 1 The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

  • 5 Lo, I am sending to you Elijah the prophet, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful.

  • John 1:33-34
    2 verses
    71%

    33 and I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayst see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with the Holy Spirit;

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

  • 14 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

  • 19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question him, `Who art thou?'

  • 17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, `This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'