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John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1 In those days aJohn the Baptist came preaching bin the wilderness of Judea,  
2 and saying, “Repent, for athe kingdom of heaven is at hand!”  
3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:
a“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
b‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”  
4 Now aJohn himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was blocusts and cwild honey.  
5 aThen Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him  
6 aand were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.  
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, a“Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from bthe wrath to come?  
8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance,
9 and do not think to say to yourselves, a‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.  
10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. aTherefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.  
11 aI indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. bHe will baptize you with the Holy Spirit1 and fire.  
12 aHis winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will bburn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”  

John Baptizes Jesus

13 aThen Jesus came bfrom Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.  
Verse Comparison: Matthew 3:1

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American Standard Version
And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,

Amplified® Bible
IN THOSE days there appeared John the Baptist, preaching in the Wilderness (Desert) of Judea

Contemporary English Version
Years later, John the Baptist started preaching in the desert of Judea.

Darby English Version
Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

Good News Bible
At that time John the Baptist came to the desert of Judea and started preaching.

International Standard Version
In those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

King James Version
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

New American Standard Bible
Now in those days John the Baptist *came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

New International Version
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea

New King James Version
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

Revised Standard Version
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

Young's Literal Translation
And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,


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