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As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, Who will prepare your way before you.
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Grounded in Prophecy
Mark begins his Gospel by immediately grounding it in Old Testament prophecy. Commentators stress that this shows Jesus' arrival was not a random event, but the fulfillment of God's authoritative and unchanging plan, foretold by prophets like Isaiah and Malachi.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Verses 2 and 3: As it is written in the prophets. He mentions prophets, here, without specifying which. The passages are found in…
In Isaiah, the prophet (εν τω Εσαια τω προφητη). The quotation comes from Mal 3:1 and Isa 40:3. The Western and Neutral classes re…
19th Century
Anglican
In the prophets.—The better manuscripts give the more accurate reference, “in Esaias the prophet.” On general grounds, ho…
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Mark cites the OT to show that any true understanding of the ministry of Jesus must be firmly grounded there. “It is written” underscores a strong …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
As it is written in the prophets Malachi and Isaiah; for passages out of both follow; though the Vulgate Latin, Syri…
Isaiah and Malachi each spoke concerning the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, in the ministry of John. From these prophets we may observe t…
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