Mark 1:5

“And there went out unto him all the land of Judea, etc..] The people of the land, a great number of them: and they of Jerusalem; the inhabitants of Jerusalem, hearing of this new preacher, the new doctrine that he taught, and the new ordinance that he administered: and were all baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins; that is, as many of them as were brought to a sight and sense of their sins, and made a confession of them, these he baptized, or immersed, in the river Jordan; for certain it is, that there were many of the Pharisees and Sadducees who came, whom he rejected; (see Gill on “<400306>Matthew 3:57”),”

“See the notes at Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:5-6, Matthew 3:11. return to 'Top of Page'”

“1:5 All of Judea: John the Baptist created a lot of interest. It was generally believed that there had been no prophet for over 400 years, so prophets were associated with Israel’s past and with the future reign of the Messiah. John preached repentance like the ancient prophets, and he dressed like the great prophet Elijah (1:6), who was predicted to return in the last days (Mal 4:5).”

“there: Mat 3:5, Mat 3:6, Mat 4:25 baptized: Joh 1:28, Joh 3:23 confessing: Lev 26:40-42; Jos 7:19; Psa 32:5; Pro 28:13; Act 2:38, Act 19:18; Jo1 1:8-10 Mark 1:6”