Matthew 3:1-6 ▼

1 About this time, John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the Judean wilderness,

2 |Repent, because the kingdom from heaven is near!|

3 He was the one the prophet Isaiah was referring to when he said, |He is a voice calling out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way for the Lord! Make his paths straight!'|

4 John had clothing made of camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist. His diet consisted of grasshoppers and wild honey.

5 Then the people of Jerusalem, all Judea, and the entire region along the Jordan began flocking to him,

6 being baptized by him in the Jordan River while they confessed their sins.