1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 As it is written in the prophets,Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,which shall prepare thy way before thee.
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness,Prepare ye the way of the Lord,make his paths straight.
4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.