Matthew 3:1-3

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ ”^[a]

Cross References

• 1. ver 13,14; Matthew 9:14; Matthew 11:2-14; Matthew 14:1-12; Lk 1:13,57-66; Luke 3:2-19; Acts 19:3,4
• 2. Daniel 2:44; Daniel 7:14; Matthew 4:17; Matthew 6:10; Matthew 7:21; S Matthew 25:34; Luke 11:20; Luke 17:20,21; Luke 19:11; Luke 21:31; John 3:3,5; Acts 1:3,6
• 3. Isaiah 40:3; Malachi 3:1; Luke 1:76; John 1:23

Footnotes

• [a] Isaiah 40:3