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 gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.
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A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight!"
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John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
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The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were flocking to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.