King James Version
Mark 1:3 in the King James Version says “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” — study this verse from Mark chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”
Mark 1:3 · KJV
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. for: or, unto
And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“The voice”
G5456a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language
“the wilderness”
G2048lonesome, i.e., (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, g5561 being implied)
“the way”
G3598a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means
“of the Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“straight”
G2117straight, i.e., (literally) level, or (figuratively) true; adverbially (of time) at once
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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