A Trip Through Mark 1.1through8
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John the Baptist fulfilled prophecies by preparing the way for Jesus. He preached a message of repentance and baptized people, to which many people responded. John the Baptist said that Jesus was more powerful than him and that Jesus would baptize with the Holy Spirit.
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