Matthew 3:1-2
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The Proclamation of John the Baptist
3 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 “Repent,[a] for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
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- 3.2 Repent implies an internal change of heart.
Matthew 1:4
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4 and Ram[a] the father of Ammin′adab, and Ammin′adab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,
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- Matthew 1:4 Greek Aram
Luke 3:2-3
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2 in the high-priesthood of Annas and Ca′iaphas,[a] the word of God came to John the son of Zechari′ah in the wilderness; 3 and he went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
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- 3.2 See note on Jn 18.13.
John 1:23
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23 He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
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