Mark 1:4–13

^4eJohn came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance ²for the remission of sins. ^5fThen all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

⁶Now John was ^gclothed with camel’s hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. ⁷And he preached, saying, ^h“There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose. ⁸ⁱI indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you ^jwith the Holy Spirit.”

The Baptism of the Servant

Matt. 3:13–17; Luke 3:21–23

^9kIt came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ^10lAnd immediately, coming up ³from the water, He saw the heavens ⁴parting and the Spirit ^mdescending upon Him like a dove. ¹¹Then a voice came from heaven, ⁿ“You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

The Temptation of the Servant

Matt. 4:1–11; Luke 4:1–13

^12oImmediately the Spirit ⁵drove Him into the wilderness. ¹³And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; ^pand the angels ministered to Him.