Mark 1.2
type: passage created: 2026-05-06 updated: 2026-05-06 book: Mark chapter: 1 verses: "2" translation_default: ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT tags: [scripture] citation_count: 1 enriched: false
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Mark 1.2
Book: Mark · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
ASV (ASV)
"1. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God."
"2. Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way."
"3. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight; 4. John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins." (Mark 1:1-4, ASV)
WEB (WEB)
"1. The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God."
"2. As it is written in the prophets, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you:"
"3. the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!’” 4. John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins." (Mark 1:1-4, WEB)
KJV (KJV)
"1. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;"
"2. As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee."
"3. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4. John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. for: or, unto" (Mark 1:1-4, KJV)
YLT (YLT)
"1. A beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God."
"2. As it hath been written in the prophets, 'Lo, I send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee,' --"
"3. 'A voice of one calling in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye his paths,', 4. John came baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of reformation, to remission of sins," (Mark 1:1-4, YLT)
Setting
- Speaker: Mark / John Mark (traditionally, on Peter's preaching) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- Audience: Gentile-Roman Christian audience (heavy explanation of Jewish customs)
- Location: first-century Palestine (events); Rome (likely composition)
- Time period: events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 55-70
Theological reading
Key words
No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)
Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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