Mark 1:2-6
Mark 1:2
Just as the prophet Isaiah wrote, “I'm sending my messenger ahead of you to prepare your way.
Mark 1:3
A voice is calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the Lord's way! Make his paths straight.’”
Mark 1:4
John came, baptizing in the desert, announcing a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 1:5
Everybody from the country of Judea and from Jerusalem went to him. They admitted their sins publicly and were baptized in the Jordan River.
Mark 1:6
John wore clothes made of camel hair, with a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.