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 into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming,

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

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

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

Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.

So Paul said, "Into what then were you baptized?" "Into John's baptism," they replied.

And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.'