Mark 1:2

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
As	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how
written	γέγραπται gegraptai	G1125	to "grave" · verb — perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
prophets	προφήτῃ· prophētē	G4396	a foreteller ("prophet") · noun — dative singular masculine
Behold	ἰδοὺ idou	G2400	used as imperative lo! · interjection
I	ἐγὼ egō	G1473	I · personal pronoun — 1st person nominative singular
send	ἀποστέλλω apostellō	G649	set apart · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
my	μοῦ moû	G3450	of me
messenger	ἄγγελόν angelon	G32	compare G34 (ἀγέλη)) (to bring tidings) · noun — accusative singular masculine
before	πρὸ pro	G4253	"fore" · preposition
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
face	προσώπου prosōpou	G4383	the front (as being towards view) · noun — genitive singular neuter
which	ὃς hos	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
prepare	κατασκευάσει kataskeuasei	G2680	to prepare thoroughly (properly · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person singular
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
way	ὁδόν hodon	G3598	a road · noun — accusative singular feminine
before	ἔμπροσθέν emprosthen	G1715	in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or ti… · preposition
thee	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee

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Cross-references

Malachi 3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, eve…
Matthew 11:10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Luke 1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Matthew 3:1-11 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Luke 1:15-17 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, e…
Luke 7:27-28 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Psalms 40:7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
Matthew 26:31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep o…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 1:1-8

We may observe here, I. What the New Testament is - the divine testament, to which we adhere above all that is human; the new testament, which we advance above that which was old. It is the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God, Mar 1:1. 1. It is gospel; it is God's word, and is faithful and true; see Rev 19:9; Rev 21:5; Rev 22:6. It is a good word, and well worthy of all acceptation; it brings us glad tidings. 2. It is the gospel of Jesus Christ, the anointed Saviour, the Messiah promised and expected. The foregoing gospel began with the generation of Jesus Christ - that was but preliminary, this comes immediately to the business - the gospel of Christ. It is called his, not only because he…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Mark 1:2

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee-- (Mal 3:1; Isa 40:3).

Adam Clarke on Mark 1:2

As it is written in the prophets - Rather, As it is written by Isaiah the prophet. I think this reading should be adopted, instead of that in the common text. It is the reading of the Codex Bezae, Vatican, and several other MSS. of great repute. It is found also in the Syriac, Persic, Coptic, Armenian, Gothic, Vulgate, and Itala versions, and in several of the fathers. As this prophecy is found both in Isaiah and Malachi, probably the reading was changed to τοις προφηταις, the prophets, that it might comprehend both. In one of Asseman's Syriac copies, both Isaiah and Malachi are mentioned. See all the authorities in Griesbach, 2d edit.; and see the parallel place in Matthew, Mat 3:3, where t…

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John Gill on Mark 1:2

As it is written in the prophets,.... Malachi and Isaiah; for passages out of both follow; though the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions read, "as it is written in the prophet Isaias"; and so it is in some Greek copies: but the former seems to be the better reading, since two prophets are cited, and Isaiah is the last; to which agree the Arabic and Ethiopic versions, and the greater number of Greek copies. The following citations are made to show, that according to the writings of the Old Testament, John the Baptist was to be the harbinger of Christ, to come before him, and prepare his way; and also the propriety of the method the evangelist takes, in beginning his Gospel with the ac…

The Church Fathers

(ad Pammach. Epist. 57) But this is not written in Isaiah, but in Malachi, the last of the twelve prophets. By Malachi, therefore, the voice Πνεύμκτος Ἅγιου of the Holy Spirit resounds to the Father concerning the Son, who is the countenance of the Father by which He has been known.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(de Trin. iii. 11) He has testified, that Christ was the Son of God, not in name only, but by His own proper nature. We are the sons of God, but He is not a son as we are; for He is the very and proper Son, by origin, not by adoption; in truth, not in name; by birth, not by creation.
— Hilary of Poitiers ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Quæst. nov. et vet. Test. lvii.) For knowing that all things are to be referred to their author, he has brought these sayings back to Isaiah, who was the first to intimate the sense. Lastly, after the words of Malachi, he immediately subjoins, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, in order to connect the words of each prophet, belonging as they do to one meaning, under the person of the elder prophet.
— Pseudo-Augustine ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Forerunner — John the Baptist went before our Lord in this character (Mark 1:2, 3). Christ so called (Heb. 6:20) as entering before his people into the holy place as their head and guide.
Malachi, Prophecies of — The contents of the book are comprised in four chapters. In the Hebrew text the third and fourth chapters (of the A.V.) form but one. The whole consists of three sections, preceded by an introduction…
Christ Is God · As Jehovah, the Messenger of the covenant — As Jehovah, the Messenger of the covenant
John · Mission of — Mission of
Messenger · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
Travellers · Of distinction: Often preceded by heralds, &c to have the roads prepared — Of distinction: Often preceded by heralds, &c to have the roads prepared

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Mark 1:2

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 1:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Mark 1:2

Adam Clarke on Mark 1:2

John Gill on Mark 1:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Mark 1:2

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 1:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Mark 1:2

Adam Clarke on Mark 1:2

John Gill on Mark 1:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Mark 1:1-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 1:2-8