What Induced Them to Flock to Him Thus
Mark 1:5
And there went out to him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan…


1. The excellency of his person.

2. The novelty of his doctrine.

3. The zeal and earnestness of his preaching.

4. The strangeness of the place where he preached.

5. The austerity and strictness of his life.

(G. Petter.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

WEB: All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.




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