Mateus 3

The Herald of the Messiah

1 In those days John the Baptist came,  * 3:1–12 Mk 1:3–8; Lk 3:2–17; Jn 1:6–8,19–28 preaching in the wilderness of Judea  * 3:1 Jos 15:61; Jdg 1:162 and saying, "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near! "  * 3:2 Dn 2:44; Mt 4:17; 6:10; 10:7; Mk 1:15; Lk 10:9; 11:20; 21:31