Friday, September 9, 2016
Mark 1:1-13
I. The Beginnings of Jesus' Ministry (1:1-13)
Mark 1
1 This is the Good News about Jesus the
Messiah, the Son of God. It began
2 just as the prophet Isaiah had written:
“Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way.
3 He is a voice shouting in the
wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the LORD ’s coming! Clear the road for him!’ ”
4 This messenger was John the Baptist. He
was in the wilderness and preached that people should be baptized to show that
they had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven.
5 All of Judea, including all the people
of Jerusalem, went out to see and hear John. And when they confessed their
sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.
6 His clothes were woven from coarse camel
hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and
wild honey.
7 John announced: “Someone is coming soon
who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not even worthy to stoop down
like a slave and untie the straps of his sandals.
8 I baptize you with water, but he will
baptize you with the Holy Spirit!”
9 One day Jesus came from Nazareth in
Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River.
10 As Jesus came up out of the water, he
saw the heavens splitting apart and the Holy Spirit descending on him like a
dove.
11 And a voice from heaven said, “You are
my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.”
12 The Spirit then compelled Jesus to go
into the wilderness,
13 where he was tempted by Satan for forty
days. He was out among the wild animals, and angels took care of him.
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