The voice of one crying in the wilderness This is the other testimony in proof of the same, and may be read in ( Isaiah 40:3 ) . (See Gill on Matthew 3:3).
1
The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2
As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way;
3
the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,' "
4
John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
5
And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.