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Mark 1:2

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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

As it is written in the prophets,.... Malachi and Isaiah; for passages out of both follow; though the Vulgate Latin,…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Mark 1:2-3

As it is written in the prophets - Mark mentions “prophets” here without specifying which. The places are found in Mal…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

As it is written in the prophets - Rather, As it is written by Isaiah the prophet. I think this reading should be…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Mark 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;…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

in the prophets The citation is from two prophets, (1) Mal 3:1, (2) Isa 40:3. Some would read here in Isaiah the Prophet…