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John Prepares for Jesus

This is the beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God,[a] as the prophet Isaiah wrote:

“I will send my messenger ahead of you.
    He will prepare your way.” Malachi 3:1
“There is a voice of a man who
    calls out in the desert:
‘Prepare the way for the Lord.
    Make the road straight for him.’” Isaiah 40:3

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Footnotes

  1. 1:1 the Son of God Some Greek copies do not have this phrase.

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