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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
1
The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,
[a]
the Son of God,
[b]
2
as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way”
[c]
—
3
“a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ ”
[d]
4
And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
5
The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
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John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
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And this was his message: “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
8
I baptize you with
[e]
water, but he will baptize you with
[f]
the Holy Spirit.”
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Matthew 4:3
2.
Malachi 3:1
;
Matthew 11:10
;
Luke 7:27
3.
Isaiah 40:3
;
John 1:23
4.
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Matthew 3:1
5.
ver 8;
John 1:26,33
;
Acts 1:5,22
; 11:36;
Acts 13:24
;
Acts 18:25
;
Acts 19:3,4
6.
Luke 1:77
7.
2 Kings 1:8
8.
Leviticus 11:22
9.
Acts 13:25
10.
Isaiah 44:3
;
Joel 2:28
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John 1:33
;
Acts 1:5
;
Acts 2:4
;
Acts 11:16
;
Acts 19:4-6
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[a].
Or "Jesus Christ." "Messiah" (Hebrew) and "Christ" (Greek) both mean "Anointed One."
[b].
Some manuscripts do not have "the Son of God."
[c].
Mal. 3:1
[d].
Isaiah 40:3
[e].
Or "in"
[f].
Or "in"
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