Mark 1:4
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
KJV
ἐγένετο Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν.
Greek NT
Fuit Joannes in deserto baptizans, et prædicans baptismum pœnitentiæ in remissionem peccatorum.
Vulgate
John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.
ASV
John was in the desert, baptizing and preaching the baptism of penance, unto remission of sins.
Douay-Rheims
Open in reader with connections →
In this verse
People
John
In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
βάπτισμα
baptisma
noun · 20×
βαπτίζω
baptizo
verb · 77×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κηρύσσω
kerusso
verb · 61×
μετάνοια
metanoia
noun · 22×
ἁμαρτία
amartia
noun · 173×
ἄφεσις
aphesis
noun · 17×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἔρημος
eremos
adjective · 48×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
trivial
SBLGNT: ὁ | WH/Treg/NIV: ὁ
- ὁ — SBLGNT
- ὁ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: ἐρήμῳ | WH: ἐρήμῳ | Treg/NIV/RP: + καὶ
- ἐρήμῳ — SBLGNT
- ἐρήμῳ — Westcott-Hort
- + καὶ — Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
The most important book for New Testament attestation. Contains: (1) The census of Quirinius (Ant. 18.1.1), explaining the political background of Luke 2:1-2. (2) The founding of the "fourth philosophy" (Zealots). (3) THE TESTIMONIUM FLAVIANUM (Ant. 18.3.3) — the most debated passage in ancient historiography, referencing Jesus as a wise man, a worker of wonderful deeds, teache…
Baptism is an ordinance of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, to be unto the party baptized a sign of his fellowship with Him in His death and resurrection, of his being engrafted into Him, of remission of sins, and of his giving up unto God through Jesus Christ to live and walk in newness of life. Those who do actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and ob…
Cross-references
- Acts 13:24 — When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
- Acts 19:3 — And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.
- John 3:23 — And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
- John 3:23 — And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
- Luke 1:77 — To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
- Luke 3:2 — Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
- Matt 3:1 — In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
- Matt 3:2 — And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- Matt 3:6 — And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
- Matt 3:11 — I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: