Mark 1:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.”
Mark 1:4 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Mark 1:413 words
ἐγένετοegenetoarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohn
ὁhothe
βαπτίζωνbaptizōnbaptize
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
ἐρήμῳerēmōdesert, desolate, solitary
κηρύσσωνkēryssōnpreacher(-er), proclaim, publish
βάπτισμαbaptismabaptism
μετανοίαςmetanoiasrepentance
εἰςeisinto / to
ἄφεσινaphesindeliverance, forgiveness, liberty
ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnoffence, sin(-ful)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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