Markus 1:3

1:3 the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way for the Lord,

make ¹  his paths straight.’” ² 

Markus 7:21

7:21 For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,

Markus 15:11

15:11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release ³  Barabbas instead.

[1:3]  ¹ sn This call to “make his paths straight” in this context is probably an allusion to preparation through repentance.

[1:3]  ² sn A quotation from Isa 40:3.

[15:11]  ³ tn Grk “to have him release for them.”