Mark 1:2 (DBY)

Passage

as it is written in [Isaiah] the prophet, Behold, *I* send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:1 Beginning of the glad tidings of Jesus Christ, Son of God;

Mark 1:2 as it is written in [Isaiah] the prophet, Behold, *I* send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.

Mark 1:3 Voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of [the] Lord, make his paths straight.

Mark 1:4 There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching [the] baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "written", "isaiah", "prophet", "behold", "send", "messenger", "before", and "face". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "written" and "isaiah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Beginning of the glad tidings of Jesus..." into verse 3's "Voice of one crying in the wilderness...", so "written" and "isaiah" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "written" and "isaiah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.