For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

(A)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)‘Prepare[a] the way of the Lord;
    make his paths straight.’”

Now John wore (C)a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was (D)locusts and (E)wild honey. Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him,

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  1. Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness

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](A)

John’s(B) clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist.(C) His food was locusts(D) and wild honey. People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan.

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  1. Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3