Mark 1:2-5 Καθὼς (As) γέγραπται (it has been written) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) Ἠσαΐᾳ (Isaiah) τῷ (the) προφήτῃ (prophet): “Ἰδοὺ (Behold), ἀποστέλλω (I send) τὸν (the) ἄγγελόν (messenger) μου (of Me) πρὸ (before) προσώπου (face) σου (of You), ὃς (who) κατασκευάσει (will prepare) τὴν (the) ὁδόν (way) σου (of You).”

BIB⁽ⁱ⁾ ² Καθὼς (As) γέγραπται (it has been written) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) Ἠσαΐᾳ (Isaiah) τῷ (the) προφήτῃ (prophet): “Ἰδοὺ (Behold), ἀποστέλλω (I send) τὸν (the) ἄγγελόν (messenger) μου (of Me) πρὸ (before) προσώπου (face) σου (of You), ὃς (who) κατασκευάσει (will prepare) τὴν (the) ὁδόν (way) σου (of You).” ³ “Φωνὴ (The voice) βοῶντος (of one crying) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness), ‘Ἑτοιμάσατε (Prepare) τὴν (the) ὁδὸν (way) Κυρίου (of the Lord), εὐθείας (straight) ποιεῖτε (make) τὰς (the) τρίβους (paths) αὐτοῦ (of Him).’” ⁴ Ἐγένετο (Came) Ἰωάννης (John), ὁ (-) βαπτίζων (baptizing) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness) [καὶ] (and) κηρύσσων (proclaiming) βάπτισμα (a baptism) μετανοίας (of repentance) εἰς (for) ἄφεσιν (forgiveness) ἁμαρτιῶν (of sins). ⁵ καὶ (And) ἐξεπορεύετο (were going out) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (him) πᾶσα (all) ἡ (the) Ἰουδαία (of Judea) χώρα (region) καὶ (and) οἱ (-) Ἱεροσολυμῖται (of Jerusalem), πάντες (all) καὶ (and) ἐβαπτίζοντο (were being baptized) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) Ἰορδάνῃ (Jordan) ποταμῷ (river), ἐξομολογούμενοι (confessing) τὰς (the) ἁμαρτίας (sins) αὐτῶν (of them).