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(A)It began as the prophet Isaiah had written:

“God said, ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you
    to open the way for you.’
(B)Someone is shouting in the desert,
    ‘Get the road ready for the Lord;
    make a straight path for him to travel!’”

So John appeared in the desert, baptizing and preaching.[a] “Turn away from your sins and be baptized,” he told the people, “and God will forgive your sins.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:4 John appeared in the desert, baptizing and preaching; some manuscripts have John the Baptist appeared in the desert, preaching.

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