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Mark 1:1-11
English Standard Version
Mark 1:1-11
English Standard Version
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, (A)the Son of God.[a]
2 (B)As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,[b]
(C)“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way,
3 (D)the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(E)‘Prepare[c] the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”
4 (F)John appeared, baptizing in (G)the wilderness and proclaiming (H)a baptism of (I)repentance (J)for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, (K)confessing their sins. 6 Now John was (L)clothed with camel's hair and (M)wore a leather belt around his waist and ate (N)locusts and (O)wild honey. 7 And he preached, saying, (P)“After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 (Q)I have baptized you with water, but (R)he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
The Baptism of Jesus
9 (S)In those days Jesus (T)came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And when he came up out of the water, immediately he (U)saw (V)the heavens being torn open (W)and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And (X)a voice came from heaven, (Y)“You are my beloved Son;[d] with you I am well pleased.”
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ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 1:1-11
SBL Greek New Testament
ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 1:1-11
SBL Greek New Testament
1 Ἀρχὴ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Ἰησοῦ [a]χριστοῦ.
2 [b]Καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν [c]τῷ Ἠσαΐᾳ τῷ προφήτῃ· [d]Ἰδοὺ ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου, ὃς κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν [e]σου· 3 φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ· Ἑτοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου, εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους αὐτοῦ, 4 ἐγένετο Ἰωάννης [f]ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ [g]ἐρήμῳ κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν. 5 καὶ ἐξεπορεύετο πρὸς αὐτὸν πᾶσα ἡ Ἰουδαία χώρα καὶ οἱ Ἱεροσολυμῖται [h]πάντες, καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο [i]ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ ἐξομολογούμενοι τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν. 6 [j]καὶ ἦν ὁ Ἰωάννης ἐνδεδυμένος τρίχας καμήλου καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔσθων ἀκρίδας καὶ μέλι ἄγριον. 7 καὶ ἐκήρυσσεν λέγων· Ἔρχεται ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου ὀπίσω μου, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς κύψας λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ· 8 [k]ἐγὼ ἐβάπτισα [l]ὑμᾶς ὕδατι, αὐτὸς δὲ βαπτίσει ὑμᾶς [m]ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.
9 Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις ἦλθεν Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ Ναζαρὲτ τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ ἐβαπτίσθη [n]εἰς τὸν Ἰορδάνην ὑπὸ Ἰωάννου. 10 καὶ [o]εὐθὺς ἀναβαίνων [p]ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος εἶδεν σχιζομένους τοὺς οὐρανοὺς καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα [q]ὡς περιστερὰν καταβαῖνον [r]εἰς αὐτόν· 11 καὶ φωνὴ ἐγένετο ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν· Σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν [s]σοὶ εὐδόκησα.
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- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 1:2 Καθὼς WH Treg NIV ] Ὡς RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 1:2 τῷ Ἠσαΐᾳ τῷ προφήτῃ WH Treg NIV ] τοῖς προφήταις RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 1:2 Ἰδοὺ WH Treg NIV ] + ἐγὼ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 1:2 σου WH Treg NIV ] + ἔμπροσθέν σου RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 1:4 ὁ WH Treg NIV ] – RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 1:4 ἐρήμῳ WH ] + καὶ Treg NIV RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 1:5 πάντες καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο WH Treg NIV ] καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο πάντες RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 1:5 ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ WH Treg NIV ] ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 1:6 καὶ ἦν WH Treg NIV ] Ἦν δὲ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 1:8 ἐγὼ WH Treg NIV ] + μὲν RP
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- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 1:10 ὡς WH Treg NIV ] ὡσεὶ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 1:10 εἰς WH Treg NIV ] ἐπ᾽ RP
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Mark 1:1-11
New International Version
Mark 1:1-11
New International Version
John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)
1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,[a] the Son of God,[b](B) 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
“I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way”[c](C)—
3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.’”[d](D)
4 And so John the Baptist(E) appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance(F) for the forgiveness of sins.(G) 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. 6 John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist,(H) and he ate locusts(I) and wild honey. 7 And this was his message: “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.(J) 8 I baptize you with[e] water, but he will baptize you with[f] the Holy Spirit.”(K)
The Baptism and Testing of Jesus(L)(M)
9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth(N) in Galilee and was baptized by John(O) in the Jordan. 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.(P) 11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,(Q) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”(R)
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