As it is written in Isaiah(A) the prophet:[a](B)

See, I am sending my messenger(C) ahead of you;
he will prepare your way.[b][c] (D)
A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:(E)
Prepare the way for the Lord;(F)
make his paths straight![d](G)

John came baptizing[e](H) in the wilderness(I) and proclaiming a baptism of repentance(J) for the forgiveness(K) of sins.(L)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:2 Other mss read in the prophets
  2. 1:2 Other mss add before you
  3. 1:2 Mal 3:1
  4. 1:3 Is 40:3
  5. 1:4 Or John the Baptist came

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