Matthew 3:1-3

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John the Baptist Prepares the Way

3 ^(A)In those days ^(B)John the Baptist came preaching in ^(C)the wilderness of Judea, ²^(D)“Repent, for ^(E)the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”^[a] ³For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

^(F)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^(G)‘Prepare^[b] the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”

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Matthew 3:2 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness

Mark 1:2-3

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²^(A)As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,^[a]

^(B)“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
    who will prepare your way,
³^(C)the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
    ^(D)‘Prepare^[b] the way of the Lord,
    make his paths straight,’”

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Mark 1:2 Some manuscripts in the prophets
Mark 1:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness

Luke 3:4-6

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⁴As it is written in ^(A)the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

^(B)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^(C)‘Prepare the way of the Lord,^[a]
    make his paths straight.
⁵^(D)Every valley shall be filled,
    ^(E)and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
^(F)and the crooked shall become straight,
    and the rough places shall become level ways,
⁶^(G)and all flesh shall see ^(H)the salvation of God.’”