Matthew 3

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1 *For ver. 1-12, see Mark 1:2-8;Luke 3:2-17In those days *John 1:6,7John the Baptist came preaching in *Josh. 15:61;[Judg. 1:16]the wilderness of Judea, 2 *ch. 4:17;Mark 1:15"Repent, for *ch. 10:7;Dan. 2:44;[ch. 6:10]the kingdom of heaven is at hand."*3:2 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near