1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
2 and saying, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’
3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:‘A voice of one calling in the wilderness,“Prepare the way for the Lord,make straight paths for him.”’
4 John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt round his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan.
6 Confessing their sins, they were baptised by him in the River Jordan.