DB1 | The Preaching of John the Baptist Mk.1.1-8 | NEB Contents | notes| 1 | New English Bible (New Testament) | Passage | New Testament in Greek (UBS.Ed.26) |
| 1 1 | HERE BEGINS THE GOSPEL of Jesus Christ the Son of God. Some witnesses omit: the Son of God | The Preaching of John the Baptist Mk.1.1-8 (Bethabara) | Mt.3.1-12 | Lk.3.1-9 | Jn.1.19-28 | Ἀρχὴ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ υἱοῦ θεοῦ. |
| 2 | In the prophet Isaiah it stands written: 'Here is my herald whom I send on ahead of you, and he will prepare your way. | - Behold, I send my messenger Mk.1.2 | Mal.3.1 | Kαθὼς γέγραπται ἐν τῷ Ἠσαΐᾳ τῷ προφήτῃ, Ἰδοὺ ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου, |
| 3 | A voice crying aloud in the wilderness, "Prepare a way for the Lord; clear a straight path for him."' | - the voice of one crying in the wilderness Mk.1.3 | Is.40.1 | φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, Ἑτοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου, εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους αὐτοῦ - |
| 4 | And so it was that John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness proclaiming a baptism in token of repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, | ἐγένετο Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἀφεσιν ἀμαρτιῶν. | |
| 5 | and they flocked to him from the whole Judaean country-side and the city of Jerusalem, and were baptized by him in the River Jordan, confessing their sins. | καὶ ἐξεπορεύετο πρὸς αὐτὸν πᾶσα ἡ Ἰουδαία χώρα καὶ οἱ Ἱεροσολυμῖται πάντες, καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο ὑπ' αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ ἐξομολογούμενοι τὰς ἀμαρτίας αὐτῶν. | |
| 6 | John was dressed in a rough coat of camel's hair, with a leather belt round his waist, and he fed on locusts and wild honey. | καὶ ἦν ὁ Ἰωάννης ἐνδεδυμένος τρίχας καμήλου καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐσθίων ἀκρίδας καὶ μέλι ἀγριον. | |
| 7 | His proclamation ran: 'After me comes one who is mightier than I. I am not fit to unfasten his shoes. | καὶ ἐκήρυσσεν λέγων, Ἐρχεται ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου ὀπίσω μου, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς κύψας λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ· | |
| 8 | I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.' | ἐγὼ ἐβάπτισα ὑμᾶς ὑδατι, αὐτὸς δὲ βαπτίσει ὑμᾶς ἐν πνεύματι ἀγίῳ. | |