1 When it was the right time, John the Baptizer began telling people a message from God. This was out in the desert area of Judea.
2 John said, “Change your hearts and lives, because God’s kingdom is now very near.”
3 John is the one Isaiah the prophet was talking about when he said, “There is someone shouting in the desert: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord. Make the road straight for him.’” Isaiah 40:3
4 John’s clothes were made from camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. For food, he ate locusts and wild honey.
5 People came to John from Jerusalem and the rest of Judea and from all the areas along the Jordan River.