Matthew 3:1-3

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John Prepares the Way for Jesus^(A)

3 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.^[a]” ³ John is the one Isaiah the prophet was talking about when he said,