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Matthew 3:1-3
New Testament for Everyone
Matthew 3:1-3
New Testament for Everyone
The preaching of John the Baptist
3 In those days John the Baptist appeared. He was preaching in the Judaean wilderness.
2 “Repent!” he was saying. “The kingdom of heaven is coming!”
3 John, you see, is the person spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, when he said,
The voice of someone shouting in the desert:
“Prepare the route that the Lord will take,
straighten out his paths!”
Matthew 3:1-3
New International Version
Matthew 3:1-3
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)
3 In those days John the Baptist(B) came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven(C) has come near.” 3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
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