1 In those days John the Baptist appeared in the desert of Judea announcing,
2 "Change your hearts and lives! Here comes the kingdom of heaven!"
3 He was the one of whom Isaiah the prophet spoke when he said: The voice of one shouting in the wilderness, "Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight."
4 John wore clothes made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.
5 People from Jerusalem, throughout Judea, and all around the Jordan River came to him.