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Matthew 3:2-5
English Standard Version
Matthew 3:2-5
English Standard Version
2 (A)“Repent, for (B)the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[a] 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
(C)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(D)‘Prepare[b] the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”
4 Now John wore (E)a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was (F)locusts and (G)wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him,
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- Matthew 3:2 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
- Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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