1 This is the beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
2 as the prophet Isaiah wrote:“I will send my messenger ahead of you.He will prepare your way.” Malachi 3:1
3 “There is a voice of a man whocalls out in the desert:‘Prepare the way for the Lord.Make the road straight for him.’” Isaiah 40:3
4 John was baptizing people in the desert. He preached a baptism of changed hearts and lives for the forgiveness of sins.
5 All the people from Judea and Jerusalem were going out to John. They told about the sins they had done. Then they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
6 John wore clothes made from camel’s hair and had a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.