Mark 1:3-5

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³the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight—”

⁴John the baptizer appeared^[a] in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁵And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

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Mark 1:4 Other ancient authorities read John was baptizing

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