John the Baptist Prepares the Way
1 The abeginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, bthe Son of God.
2 As it is written in1 the Prophets:
a“Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way before You.”
a“Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way before You.”
3 “Thea voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
4 aJohn came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance1 for the remission of sins.
5 aThen all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
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