Mark 1:1-4 English Standard Version  1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.[a] 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,[b] “Behold, I send my messenger before your face,     who will prepare your way, 3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness:     ‘Prepare[c] the way of the Lord,     make his paths straight,’” 4 John appeared,…