Mark 1:4-5

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4John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
5People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
— Mark 1:4-5

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Illustration of Mark 1:5 NLT

Illustration of Mark 1:5 NLT -- All of Judea, including all the people of Jerusalem, went out to see and hear John. And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.

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Illustration of Mark 1:4 NLT

Illustration of Mark 1:4 NLT -- This messenger [to prepare the way for Jesus] was John the Baptist. He was in the wilderness and preached that people should be baptized to show that they had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven.

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