Mark 1:4

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ESV	John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
NIV	And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
NLT	This messenger was John the Baptist. He was in the wilderness and preached that people should be baptized to show that they had turned to God to receive forgiveness for their sins.
KJV	John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

^{Mark 1:3 ← Mark 1:4 → Mark 1:5}

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