The voice of one crying in the wilderness This is the other testimony in proof of the same, and may be read in ( Isaiah 40:3 ) . (See Gill on Matthew 3:3).
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The good news of Jesus Christ - the Message! - begins here,
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following to the letter the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Watch closely: I'm sending my preacher ahead of you; He'll make the road smooth for you.
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Thunder in the desert! Prepare for God's arrival! Make the road smooth and straight!
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John the Baptizer appeared in the wild, preaching a baptism of life-change that leads to forgiveness of sins.
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People thronged to him from Judea and Jerusalem and, as they confessed their sins, were baptized by him in the Jordan River into a changed life.
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