Mark 1:2
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.”
ὁδός
Not a way among many ways. The way. In the ancient world, hodos meant a road that had been walked and proven. Jesus is not giving directions — He is saying: I am the road itself. Walk in Me and you will arrive.
προφήτης
prophet:
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προφήτης
Prophet, one who speaks forth. Prophetes. No prophecy was ever produced by the will of man. The prophets spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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κατασκευάζω
will prepare
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κατασκευάζω
to prepare thoroughly (properly, by external equipment; whereas G2090 (ἑτοιμάζω) refers rather to internal fitness); by implication, to construct, create
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γράφω
it has been written
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γράφω
To write, to record. These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ and have life in His name.
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πρόσωπον
face
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πρόσωπον
the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person
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Ἡσαΐας
Isaiah
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Ἡσαΐας
Hesaias (i.e. Jeshajah), an Israelite
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καθώς
Even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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ἰδού
Behold
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ἰδού
used as imperative lo!;
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