Mark 1:6-10
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Questions 
Verse 8
- If the baptism of the Holy Ghost is also a cleansing, what kind of cleansing is it?
Verse 10
- These days we recognize the dove as a symbol of peace, love and other good things (and the Holy Spirit, of course). For the people this was first written for, what would the dove have symbolized?
- Traditionally, the Spirit mentioned here has been associated with the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost). But does that have to be the case? Could it be referring to the Spirit of Christ?
Lexical notes
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Exegesis 
Verses 6-8
The emphasis here is on John the Baptist's humility. This may be here to highlight the contrast between John and the religious leaders of the day,
Verse 8
Here John the Baptist tells us that he has baptized with water, a cleansing agent, but “the greater one” will baptize with the Holy Ghost. He may be intending us to see a parallel here: I baptize you with water, which cleanses in one way; he will baptize with the Holy Ghost, which cleanses in another way. The use of fire as a metaphor for the Holy Ghost (as in Matt 3:11 and 2 Ne 31:13-14, further suggests this parallel.
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