MARK 1:4 Parallel View

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Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULT John came, the one baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

UST The messenger that Isaiah wrote about was John. People called him “The Baptizer.” John was in a desolate area near the Jordan River. He was baptizing people and proclaiming to them that if they repent, then he will baptize them, and God will forgive their sins.

BSB § John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

BLB John came baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

AICNT John {the baptizer appeared} in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

OEB John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism on repentance, for the forgiveness of sins.

WEB John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

WMB Yochanan came immersing in the wilderness and proclaiming the immersion of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

NET In the wilderness John the baptizer began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

LSV John came immersing in the wilderness, and proclaiming an immersion of conversion for forgiveness of sins,

FBV John came, baptizing in the desert, announcing a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

TCNT § John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

T4T The messenger that Isaiah predicted was John. People called him ‘The Baptizer’. In the desolate area near the Jordan River he kept telling people, “If you want God to forgive you for having sinned, you must turn away from your sinful behavior before you ask me to baptize you.”

LEB John was there baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

BBE John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

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ASV John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

DRA John was in the desert baptizing, and preaching the baptism of penance, unto remission of sins.

YLT John came baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of reformation — to remission of sins,

DBY There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching [the] baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

RV John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

WBS John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

KJB John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

BB Iohn did baptize in the wyldernesse, and preached the baptisme of repentaunce, for the remission of sinnes.
(Yohn did baptize in the wilderness, and preached the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins.)

GNV Iohn did baptize in the wildernesse, and preach the baptisme of amendment of life, for remission of sinnes.
(Yohn did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of amendment of life, for remission of sins.)

CB Ihon was in the wyldernes, and baptysed, and preached the baptyme of amendment, for the remyssion of synnes.
(Yohn was in the wilderness, and baptised, and preached the baptism of amendment, for the remission of sins.)

TNT Iohn dyd baptise in the wyldernes and preche the baptyme of repentaunce for the remission of synnes.
(Yohn did baptise in the wilderness and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.)

WYC Joon was in desert baptisynge, and prechynge the baptym of penaunce, in to remissioun of synnes.
(Yohn was in desert baptising, and preaching the baptism of penance, in to remission of sins.)

LUT Johannes, der war in der Wüste, taufte und predigte von der Taufe der Buße zur Vergebung der Sünden.
(Yohannes, the was in the Wüste, taufte and preached from the Taufe the Buße zur Vergebung the Sünden.)

CLV Fuit Joannes in deserto baptizans, et prædicans baptismum pœnitentiæ in remissionem peccatorum.
(Fuit Yoannes in deserto baptizans, and prædicans baptismum pœnitentiæ in remissionem peccatorum.)

UGNT ἐγένετο Ἰωάννης, ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, καὶ κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν.
(egeneto Yōannaʸs, ho baptizōn en taʸ eraʸmōi, kai kaʸrussōn baptisma metanoias eis afesin hamartiōn.)

SBL-GNT ἐγένετο Ἰωάννης ⸀ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ ⸀ἐρήμῳ κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν.
(egeneto Yōannaʸs ⸀ho baptizōn en taʸ ⸀eraʸmōi kaʸrussōn baptisma metanoias eis afesin hamartiōn.)

TC-GNT § ἐγένετο Ἰωάννης βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, καὶ κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν.
(§ egeneto Yōannaʸs baptizōn en taʸ eraʸmōi, kai kaʸrussōn baptisma metanoias eis afesin hamartiōn.)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐγένετο Ἰωάννης, ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, καὶ κηρύσσων

became John the_‹one› baptizing in the desert and proclaiming

Here, the phrase translated the one baptizing could be: (1) a description of what John did, in parallel with the word preaching. Alternate translation: “John came. He was baptizing in the wilderness and preaching” (2) a title (“the Baptist”) that people called John. Alternate translation: “John the Baptist came in the wilderness, preaching”

Note 2 topic: writing-participants

ἐγένετο Ἰωάννης

became John

This phrase introduces a new character into the story. If your language has an expression of its own that serves this purpose, you could use it here. Alternate translation: “There was a man named John” or “A man called John appeared”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν

proclaiming /a/_baptism ˱of˲_repentance for forgiveness ˱of˲_sins

It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: “preaching, ‘Receive a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.’”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας

proclaiming /a/_baptism ˱of˲_repentance

Here Mark implies that John was preaching that people should undergo a baptism of repentance. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “preaching that people should receive a baptism of repentance” or “preaching that people should ask to receive a baptism of repentance”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν

/a/_baptism ˱of˲_repentance for forgiveness ˱of˲_sins

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas behind repentance and forgiveness, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “that people should be baptized to show that they had repented, so that their sins would be forgiven”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

βάπτισμα μετανοίας

/a/_baptism ˱of˲_repentance

Here, Mark is using the possessive form to describe a baptism that shows or expresses repentance. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “a baptism that expresses repentance” or “a baptism that demonstrates repentance”

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν

for forgiveness ˱of˲_sins

Here, the phrase for the forgiveness of sins indicates the goal of the baptism of repentance. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that indicates the goal of an action. Alternate translation: “that would lead to forgiveness of sins”

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