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, the Christ, Son of God,
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as it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
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The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.
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John baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
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And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea and those of Jerusalem and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.