In the wilderness ¹  John the baptizer ²  began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ³ 

biblegateway Mar 1:4

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

John was there baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

biblegateway Mar 1:4

And so John came, baptising in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

bibleoremus Mar 1:4

John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness proclaiming a baptism in token of repentance, for the forgiveness of sins;

biblegateway Mar 1:4

John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

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

biblegateway Mar 1:4

In the wilderness ¹  John the baptizer ²  began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ³ 

¹ tn Or “desert.”

² tn While Matthew and Luke consistently use the noun βαπτίστης (baptisths, “[the] Baptist”) to refer to John, as a kind of a title, Mark prefers the substantival participle ὁ βαπτίζων (Jo baptizwn, “the one who baptizes, the baptizer”) to describe him (only twice does he use the noun [Mark 6:25; 8:28]).

³ sn A baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins was a call for preparation for the arrival of the Lord’s salvation. To participate in this baptism was a recognition of the need for God’s forgiveness with a sense that one needed to live differently as a response to it.