Mark 1:4

Contemporary English Version

⁴So John the Baptist showed up in the desert and told everyone, “Turn back to God and be baptized! Then your sins will be forgiven.”

Mark 1:4

New International Version

⁴And so John the Baptist^(A) appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance^(B) for the forgiveness of sins.^(C)

³So John went along the Jordan Valley, telling the people, “Turn back to God and be baptized! Then your sins will be forgiven.”

³He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.^(A)

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