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 appeared, and preached in the desert of Judea.

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, a message from God came to Zechariah's son John in the desert.

John too was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, for there was plenty of water there, and people came there and were baptized.

You know the story that has gone all over Judea, starting from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed,

in preparation for whose coming John had preached to all the people of Israel baptism in token of repentance.

"How then were you baptized?" he asked. "With John's baptism," they answered.

And now, why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash out your sins, calling on his name.'