Matthew 3:1–3
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The Preaching of John the Baptist
1Now ain those days 1bJohn the Baptist *2came, 3preaching in the cwilderness of Judea, saying,
2“aRepent, for bthe kingdom of heaven 1is at hand.”
3For this is the aone referred to 1by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
“bThe voice of one 2crying in the wilderness,
‘cMake ready the way of the 3Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”
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- 1Gr Joannes, Heb Johanan; so in Matt
- *Marks verbs that are historical presents in the Greek which have been translated with an English past tense in order to conform to modern usage.
- 2Or arrived, appeared
- 3Or proclaiming as a herald
- 1Lit has come near
- 1Or through
- 2Or shouting
- 3In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 40:3
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’ ”
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” 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.’ ”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!” For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, who said:
A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
Prepare the way for the Lord;
make his paths straight!
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NLTNew Living Translation
In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said,
“He is a voice shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming!
Clear the road for him!’ ”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the Judean wilderness and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!” For this is the one who was spoken about by the prophet Isaiah, saying,
“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.’ ”
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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