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Mark 1:12 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. "
Mark 1:12
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And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
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Mark 1:1
"The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;"
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."
Mark 1:3
"The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."
Mark 1:4
"John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins."
Mark 1:5
"And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins."
Mark 1:6
"And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;"
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