Mark 1:2 Cross References - Lamsa

² As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold I send my messenger before your face, that he may prepare your way,

⁵ They said, In Bethlehem of Judah, for thus it is written in the book of the prophet:

¹ IN those days came John the Baptist; and he was preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, ² Saying, Repent; for the kingdom of heaven is near. ³ For it was he of whom it was said by the prophet Isaiah, The voice which cries in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, and straighten his highways. ⁴ Now the same JohnÆs clothes were made of camelÆs hair, and he had leathern belts around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then there went out to him, Jerusalem and all of Judaea, and the whole country around Jordan. ⁶ And they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, as they confessed their sins. ⁷ But when he saw a great many of the Pharisees and Sadducees who were coming to be baptized, he said to them, O offspring of scorpions, who has warned you to escape from the anger which is to come? ⁸ Bring forth therefore fruits which are worthy of repentance; ⁹ And do not think and say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father; for I say to you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones. ¹⁰ Behold, the axe is already placed at the root of the trees; therefore, every tree which bears not good fruits shall be cut down and dropped in the fire. ¹¹ I am just baptizing you with water for repentance; but he who is coming after me is greater than I, the one even whose shoes I am not worthy to remove; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

¹⁰ For this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, to prepare the way before you.

²⁴ The Son of man is going through, just as it is written concerning him; but woe to the man by whose hand the Son of man is betrayed! it would have been far better for that man never to have been born.

³¹ Then Jesus said to them, All of you will deny me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of his flock will be scattered.

¹⁵ For he will be great before the Lord, and he will not drink wine and strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, while he is still in the womb of his mother. ¹⁶ And many Israelites he will cause to turn to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ And he will go before them with the spirit and the power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of parents to their children, and those who are disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous; and he will prepare a true people for the Lord.

⁷⁰ Just as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been for ages,

⁷⁶ And you, boy, will be called the prophet of the Highest; for you will go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his way;

² During the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. ³ And he came throughout the country around Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins; ⁴ As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, who said, The voice which calls in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make the paths of our God straight in the plain. ⁵ Let all the valleys be filled up, and all the mountains and hills be levelled; let the crooked places be made straight, and the rough places like a plain; ⁶ And let every flesh see the salvation of God. ⁷ And he said to the people, who were coming to him to be baptized, O offspring of scorpions, who has warned you to escape from the anger which is coming? ⁸ Therefore bring forth fruits which are worthy of repentance; and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father; for I say to you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones. ⁹ Behold, the axe is already placed at the root of the trees; therefore every tree which bears not good fruits will be cut down and dropped in the fire. ¹⁰ And the people asked him saying, What then shall we do? ¹¹ He answered and said to them, He who has two shirts, let him give to him who has not; and he who has food, let him do likewise. ¹² And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said to him, Teacher, what shall we do? ¹³ He said to them, Do not exact anything more over what is commanded you to exact. ¹⁴ And the soldiers also asked him saying, What shall we do? And he said to them, Do not molest any man, and do not despise any man; your own wages should be enough for you. ¹⁵ While the people were placing their hope on John, and all of them were thinking in their hearts, that perhaps he is the Christ; ¹⁶ John answered and said to them, Behold, I baptize you with water; but one is coming after me, who is greater than I, the strings of whose shoes I am not worthy to untie; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

²⁷ This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, to prepare the way before you. ²⁸ I say to you that there is no prophet among those who are born of women, who is greater than John the Baptist; and yet even the least person in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

³¹ Then Jesus took the twelve and said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things which are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man will be fulfilled.