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 beginning of the Good News of Yeshua the Messiah, the Son of God:
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It is written in the prophet Yesha`yahu, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare the way before you."
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"The voice of someone crying out: `In the desert prepare the way for ADONAI! Make straight paths for him!'"
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So it was that Yochanan the Immerser appeared in the desert, proclaiming an immersion involving turning to God from sin in order to be forgiven.
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People went out to him from all over Y'hudah, as did all the inhabitants of Yerushalayim. Confessing their sins, they were immersed by him in the Yarden River.
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