Mark 1:2-8

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. 6 John's clothes were of camel's hair and he had a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7 He proclaimed, "One is coming after me who is more powerful than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop and loose. 8 I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."