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John the baptizer prepares the way for Jesus, calling people to repent.
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Matthew 3:1-6
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Now a in those days b John the Baptist * 1 came,
2 preaching
in the c wilderness of Judea, saying,
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“ a Repent,
for b the kingdom of heaven 1 is at hand.”
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For this is the a one referred to 1 by Isaiah the prophet when he said,
“ b The voice of one 2 crying in the wilderness,
‘ c Make ready the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”
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Now John himself had 1 a a garment of camel’s hair
and a leather belt around his waist;
and his food was b locusts and wild honey.
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Then Jerusalem a was going out to him,
and all Judea
and all b the district around the Jordan;
and they were being a baptized by him in the Jordan River,
as they confessed their sins.
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Matthew 3:1-6
A. John: His Message
Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
B. Confirmation of the Message
For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said,
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
‘Make ready the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight!’”
A'. John: His Person
Now John himself had a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
B'. Response to the Message
Then Jerusalem was going out to him, and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan;
and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River,
as they confessed their sins.
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