NET Bible
"In the wilderness John the baptizer began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins."
— Mark 1:4, NET Bible
“John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.”
“John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins. ”
“John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.”
“John was in the desert, baptizing and preaching the baptism of penance, unto remission of sins.”
“John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.”
“John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.”
¶ The Ministry of John the Baptist The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,“Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way,
the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”
In the wilderness John the baptizer began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
People from the whole Judean countryside and all of Jerusalem were going out to him, and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
John wore a garment made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
He proclaimed,“One more powerful than I am is coming after me; I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals.