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Matthew 3:1-4
A Voice in the Wilderness
John Baptizes Jesus · Matthew 3
Story guide: John calls people to repent because the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.
Open this scene in the reader →1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”
3For this is the one spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying: “A voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”
4John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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