Mark 1:4–13

⁴John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness ^1apreaching a baptism of repentance for the ^bforgiveness of sins.

⁵And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

⁶John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore ^aa leather belt around his waist, and ¹his diet was locusts and wild honey.

⁷And he was ¹preaching, and saying, “After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals.

⁸“I baptized you ¹with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

The Baptism of Jesus

^9aIn those days Jesus ^bcame from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

¹⁰Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens ¹opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him;

¹¹and a voice came out of the heavens: “^aYou are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”

^12aImmediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness.

¹³And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by ^aSatan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.