Mark 1:2-5 It is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way.

Riverside⁽ⁱ⁾ ² It is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way. ³ The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord; make his paths straight' "; ⁴ just so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching the baptism of a change of heart for forgiveness of sins. ⁵ All the land of Judaea and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.