Mark 1:9-11

2. The baptism of Jesus 1:9-11 (cf. Matthew 3:13-17; Luke 3:21-23)

Mark next recorded two events that immediately preceded the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry, His baptism and His temptation. The first of these events signaled His appearing as Messiah and His induction into that office. Mark simply recorded the fact of Jesus’ baptism and two attendant events that confirmed that He was the Messiah.