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This is the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. [a]
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It began as the prophet Isaiah had written: 1 "God said, "I will send my messenger ahead of you to open the way for you.'
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Someone is shouting in the desert, 2 "Get the road ready for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!' "
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So John appeared in the desert, baptizing and preaching. [b] "Turn away from your sins and be baptized," he told the people, "and God will forgive your sins."
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Many people from the province of Judea and the city of Jerusalem went out to hear John. They confessed their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.
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John wore clothes made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 3