Mark 1:1-8
The beginning
of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Child of God.
2As it is written in the
prophet Isaiah,
“See, I am sending my messenger ahead
of you,
who will prepare your
way;
3the voice
of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of
the Sovereign,
make the paths
straight,’”
4John
the baptizer appeared in the wilderness,
proclaiming a baptism of repentance
for the forgiveness of sins.
5And people from the whole
Judean countryside
and all the people of Jerusalem were
going out to John,
and were baptized by him in the river
Jordan,
confessing their sins.
6Now John was clothed with
camel’s hair,
with a leather belt around his waist,
and he ate locusts and wild
honey.
7John proclaimed,
“The one who is more powerful than I is
coming after me;
I am not worthy to stoop down and
untie the thong of their sandals.
8I have baptized you with
water;
but the one who is coming will
baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
Queeries for the text:
What were the other headlines of the day (in addition to this one about JC)?
What if I don't want a straight path?
What if Hebrew indicated the punctuation more clearly?
What if we paid more attention to confession and repentance?
Why did John where camel's hair and animal's skin?
What were Jesus' sandals made of?
Did Jesus baptize anyone?
Does John know what he's getting into here?
What are your queeries?
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