Mark 1 1 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.
2 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
3 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
4 And there went out unto him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and many were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
5 And John was clothed with camels' hair, and with a girdle of skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; and preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
6 I indeed have baptized you with water; but he shall not only baptize you with water, but with fire, and the Holy Ghost.
7 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
8 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him;
9 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And John bare record of it.
10 And immediately the Spirit took him into the wilderness.
11 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, Satan seeking to tempt him; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
