Mark 1:4 - English Majority Text Version 2009

⁴ John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness (desert), preaching a baptism [obligating] repentance (a change of one's mind for the better, heartily amending one's ways, with abhorrence of his past sins) in order to obtain forgiveness of and release from sins.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

Common English Bible

⁴ John the Baptist was in the wilderness calling for people to be baptized to show that they were changing their hearts and lives and wanted God to forgive their sins.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ John was in the desert, baptizing and preaching a baptism of repentance, as a remission of sins.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ John was in the desert baptizing, and preaching the baptism of penance, unto remission of sins.

Mark 1:4 Cross References

Matthew 3:11

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with [the] Holy Spirit,

Matthew 3:6

and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

Mark 1:5

And all the Judean country and the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

Luke 1:77

to give knowledge of salvation to His people by the remission of their sins,

John 3:23

Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salem, because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized.

Acts 10:37

you know, the word coming to be throughout all of Judea, and beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John proclaimed,

Acts 22:16

And now, what are you going to do? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'