The Messiah’s Herald

3 In those days John the Baptist came,^(A) preaching in the Wilderness of Judea^(B)

⁴ John came baptizing^[a](A) in the wilderness^(B) and preaching a baptism of repentance^[b](C) for the forgiveness^(D) of sins.^(E)

⁸⁰ The child grew up and became spiritually strong,^(A) and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

² during the high priesthood of Annas^(A) and Caiaphas,^(B) God’s word came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.^(C)

³ He went into all the vicinity of the Jordan,^(A) preaching a baptism of repentance^[a] for the forgiveness of sins,