Mark 1:2

Translations

Modern

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”

Traditional

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Literal

Just as it has been written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way.”

Latin

Sicut scriptum est in Isaia propheta: Ecce ego mitto angelum meum ante faciem tuam, qui præparabit viam tuam ante te.

Interlinear

Greek

English

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”

Notes

Mark 1:2–3

Mark includes Old Testament prophecies (messages from God given long ago) to support his account of the good news about Jesus Christ. John the Baptist’s role as a prophet and messenger shows that Jesus is the promised Lord and king. He is the Christ (or Messiah, God’s chosen one) and the Son of God.
Isaiah: Mark follows the Jewish practice of mentioning only the best-known source in a quotation. Here he names Isaiah, even though the quotation also includes (Malachi 3:1; Isaiah 40:3).

Mark 1:2–8

This account does not focus mainly on John the Baptist, the messenger. Instead, it is about the one whom he announces as Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God (1:1).

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah John the Baptist

Events

John the Baptist Begins Ministryc. AD 26

Related verses

Malachi 3:1
“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Luke 1:76
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
Matthew 11:10
This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
Matthew 3:1–11
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
Luke 1:15–17
…for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
Luke 7:27–28
This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
Psalm 40:7
Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll:
Matthew 26:31
Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
Luke 1:70
…as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
Matthew 2:5
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
Luke 18:31
Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
Luke 3:2–16
…during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

Parallels

Isaiah 40:1–5 Matthew 3:1–17 Luke 3:1–22 John 1:19–34

People

Isaiah: Prophet during reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Bible, Quotations of the Old Testament in the New Testament Gospel Malachi, Book of Mark, Gospel of Messenger Travel Wilderness

Topics

Christ is God: As Jehovah, the Messenger of the Covenant John: Mission of Messenger: Figurative Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Travellers of Distinction: Often Preceded by Heralds to Have the Roads Prepared

Mark 1:2

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