Mateus 3

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1 In those days *Matt. 3:1–12; Mark 1:3–8; Luke 3:2–17; John 1:6–8, 19–28John the Baptist came preaching *Josh. 14:10in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, "Repent, for *Dan. 2:44; Mal. 4:6; Matt. 4:17; Mark 1:15; Luke 1:17; 10:9; 11:20; 21:31the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:

*Is. 40:3; Luke 3:4; John 1:23"The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

*Luke 1:76‘Prepare the way of the Lord;

Make His paths straight.’ "

4 Now *2 Kin. 1:8; Zech. 13:4; Matt. 11:8; Mark 1:6John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was *Lev. 11:22locusts and *1 Sam. 14:25, 26wild honey. 5 *Mark 1:5Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him 6 *Acts 19:4, 18and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.