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Good News Translation

Mark 1:5

Many people from the province of Judea and the city of Jerusalem went out to hear John. They confessed their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Baptism;   John;   Jordan;   Scofield Reference Index - Inspiration;   Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Confession of Sin;   John the Baptist;   Sin;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Jordan, the River;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - John the baptist;   Palestine;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Confess, Confession;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bethnimrah;   Mark, the Gospel According to;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Machaerus;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Ordinances;   Repentance;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Confession;   Jesus Christ;   John the Baptist;   Mark, Gospel According to;   River;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Benedictus;   Confession (of Sin);   Herod ;   John the Baptist;   Joram;   Judaea ;   Logia;   River ;   River (2);   Violence;   Winter ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - New Testament;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Baptism;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Mark;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bethabara;   Judaea;   River;   Stream;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;   Confession of Sin;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 22;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
King James Version (1611)
And there went out vnto him all the land of Iudea, and they of Ierusalem, and were all baptized of him in the riuer of Iordane, cofessing their sinnes.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
New American Standard Bible
And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
New Century Version
All the people from Judea and Jerusalem were going out to him. They confessed their sins and were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Amplified Bible
And all the country of Judea and all the people of Jerusalem were continually going out to him; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
Legacy Standard Bible
And all the region of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
Berean Standard Bible
People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Contemporary English Version
From all Judea and Jerusalem crowds of people went to John. They told how sorry they were for their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.
Complete Jewish Bible
People went out to him from all over Y'hudah, as did all the inhabitants of Yerushalayim. Confessing their sins, they were immersed by him in the Yarden River.
Darby Translation
And there went out to him all the district of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Easy-to-Read Version
All the people from Judea, including everyone from Jerusalem, came out to John. They confessed the bad things they had done, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And al ye countrey of Iudea, & they of Hierusalem went out vnto him, and were all baptized of him in the riuer Iordan, confessing their sinnes.
George Lamsa Translation
And the whole province of Judaea went out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and he baptized them in the river Jordan, when they confessed their sins.
Lexham English Bible
And all the Judean region and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
Literal Translation
And all the Judean country and those of Jerusalem went out to him, and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
American Standard Version
And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Bible in Basic English
And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.
Hebrew Names Version
All the country of Yehudah and all those of Yerushalayim went out to him. They were immersed by him in the Yarden river, confessing their sins.
International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
And all the region of Jehud and all the sons of Urishlem went out to him; and he baptized them in Jurdan the river, while they were confessing their sins.
Murdock Translation
And there went out to him all the region of Judaea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and he baptized them in the river Jordan, while they confessed their sins.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And all the land of Iurie, and they of Hierusalem, went out vnto hym, and were all baptized of hym in the ryuer of Iordane, confessyng their synnes.
English Revised Version
And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
World English Bible
There went out to him all the country of Judea, and all those of Jerusalem. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And there went out to him all the land of Judea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Weymouth's New Testament
There went out to him people of all classes from Judaea, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem of all ranks, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, making open confession of their sins.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And al the cuntre of Judee wente out to hym, and alle men of Jerusalem; and thei weren baptisid of hym in the flom Jordan, `and knoulechiden her synnes.
Update Bible Version
And all the country of Judea, and all those of Jerusalem went out to him; And they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Webster's Bible Translation
And there went out to him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
New English Translation
People from the whole Judean countryside and all of Jerusalem were going out to him, and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
New King James Version
Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
New Living Translation
All of Judea, including all the people of Jerusalem, went out to see and hear John. And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.
New Life Bible
People from over all the country of Judea and from Jerusalem came to him. They told of their sins and were baptized by John in the Jordan River.
New Revised Standard
And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and there were going out unto him all the Judaea country and all they of Jerusalem, and were being immersed by him in the Jordan river, openly confessing their sins;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there went out to him all the country of Judea and all they of Jerusalem and were baptized by him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
Revised Standard Version
And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And all the londe of Iurie and they of Ierusalem went out vnto him and were all baptised of him in the ryver Iordan confessynge their synnes.
Young's Literal Translation
and there were going forth to him all the region of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and they were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And there wente out vnto him the whole londe of Iewry, and they of Ierusalem, and were all baptysed of him in Iordan, and knowleged their synnes.
Mace New Testament (1729)
all Judea, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, went out to meet him, and having confess'd their sins, he baptized them in the river Jordan.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Folks came from all around the country to hear this cowboy preach. Many a heart turned to God and they told of the sorry things they had done and old John dunked 'em in Jordan Creek.

Contextual Overview

1 This is the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 It began as the prophet Isaiah had written: "God said, ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you to open the way for you.' 3 Someone is shouting in the desert, ‘Get the road ready for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!'" 4 So John appeared in the desert, baptizing and preaching. "Turn away from your sins and be baptized," he told the people, "and God will forgive your sins." 5 Many people from the province of Judea and the city of Jerusalem went out to hear John. They confessed their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan River. 6 John wore clothes made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 7 He announced to the people, "The man who will come after me is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to bend down and untie his sandals. 8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

there: Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 4:25

baptized: John 1:28, John 3:23

confessing: Leviticus 26:40-42, Joshua 7:19, Psalms 32:5, Proverbs 28:13, Acts 2:38, Acts 19:18, 1 John 1:8-10

Reciprocal: Mark 1:33 - General Mark 1:37 - All Luke 3:3 - the country Luke 7:24 - wilderness 1 John 1:9 - we confess

Cross-References

Genesis 1:8
He named the dome "Sky." Evening passed and morning came—that was the second day.
Genesis 1:13
Evening passed and morning came—that was the third day.
Genesis 1:19
Evening passed and morning came—that was the fourth day.
Genesis 1:23
Evening passed and morning came—that was the fifth day.
Genesis 1:31
God looked at everything he had made, and he was very pleased. Evening passed and morning came—that was the sixth day.
Genesis 8:22
As long as the world exists, there will be a time for planting and a time for harvest. There will always be cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night."
Psalms 19:2
Each day announces it to the following day; each night repeats it to the next.
Psalms 74:16
You created the day and the night; you set the sun and the moon in their places;
Psalms 104:20
You made the night, and in the darkness all the wild animals come out.
Isaiah 45:7
I create both light and darkness; I bring both blessing and disaster. I, the Lord , do all these things.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there went out unto him all the land of Judea,.... The people of the land, a great number of them:

and they of Jerusalem; the inhabitants of Jerusalem, hearing of this new preacher, the new doctrine that he taught, and the new ordinance that he administered:

and were all baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins; that is, as many of them as were brought to a sight and sense of their sins, and made a confession of them, these he baptized, or immersed, in the river Jordan; for certain it is, that there were many of the Pharisees and Sadducees who came, whom he rejected;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:5-6, Matthew 3:11.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 1:5. All the land — See on Matthew 3:4-6.

Confessing their sins. — It was an invariable custom among the Jews to admit no proselyte to baptism, till he had, in the most solemn manner, declared that he forever had renounced all idolatrous worship, all heathenish superstitions, and promised an entire and unreserved submission to the law of Moses. This was necessary for a proselyte adult - a child dedicated to God by baptism must be brought up in this faith.


 
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