Mark 1:3 Cross References - Worsley

³ and again, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight:" accordingly John came baptizing in the wilderness,

³ for this is He who was spoken of by Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the desert, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight." ⁴ as it is written in the book of Esaias the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight: ⁵ every valley shall be raised, and every mountain and hill shall be lowered, and the crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth: ⁶ and all men shall see the salvation of God."

¹⁵ Of Him did John bare witness, and publicly declared, saying, This was He of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me; for He was before me.

¹⁹ And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou? ²⁰ he confessed, and denied not; but declared openly, I am not the Christ. ²¹ And they asked him, What then? art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou a prophet? and he answered, No. ²² Therefore said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us: What dost thou say of thy self? ²³ and he said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, "Make straight the way of the Lord," according to Esaias the prophet. ²⁴ Now they that were sent, were of the pharisees: ²⁵ and they asked him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor a prophet? ²⁶ John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; ²⁷ that cometh after me, but is preferred before me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose. ²⁸ These things passed at Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. ²⁹ The next day John seeth Jesus coming towards him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world. ³⁰ This is He of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who is preferred before me: for He was before me. ³¹ And I knew Him not: but therefore came I baptizing with water, that He might be made known to Israel. ³² And John testified saying, I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it abode upon Him. ³³ And I knew Him not: but He that sent me to baptize with water, said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on Him, the same is he that baptizeth with the Holy Spirit. ³⁴ And I saw it, and therefore testified that this is the Son of God.

²⁸ Ye your selves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but am sent before Him. ²⁹ He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with great joy at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore my joy is complete. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease. ³¹ He, that cometh from above, is above all: he that is of the earth, is earthly, and talketh like one of the earth: ³² but He that cometh from heaven, is above all: and what He hath seen and heard, this He testifieth: and yet scarce any one receiveth his testimony. ³³ He that hath received his testimony, hath set his seal to this, that God is true: ³⁴ for He, whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God giveth the Spirit to Him not by measure. ³⁵ The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all into his hand: ³⁶ wherefore he that believeth on the Son, hath eternal life; and he that obeyeth not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.