Mark 1:3

The voice of one crying in the wilderness,.... This is the other testimony in proof of the same, and may be read in Isa 40:3. See Gill on Mat 3:3.

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Mark 1:4

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mar 1:4John did baptize…

As it is written in the prophets - Mark mentions “prophets” here without specifying which. The places are found in Mal 3:1, and in Isa 41:3. See the notes at Mat 3:3.

The voice of one crying - See on Mat 3:1-3 (note).

We may observe here,

I. What the New Testament is - the divine testament, to which we adhere above all that is human; the new testament, which we advance above that which was old. It is the gospel of…

Mar 1:1-8. The Preaching and Baptism of John

The object of St Mark is to relate the official life and ministryof our Lord. He therefore begins with His baptism, and first relates, as introductory to…