Mark 1:4

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John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized

you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed:

Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism."

And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'