And said, [a]Repent: for the [b]kingdom of heaven is at hand.

For this is he of whom it is spoken by the Prophet Isaiah, saying, (A)The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: [c]make his paths straight.

(B)And this John had his garment of camel’s hair, and a girdle of a skin about his loins, his meat was also [d]locusts and wild honey.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:2 The word in the Greek tongue signifieth a changing of our minds and heart from evil to better.
  2. Matthew 3:2 The kingdom of Messiah, whose government shall be heavenly, and nothing but heavenly.
  3. Matthew 3:3 Make him a plain and smooth way.
  4. Matthew 3:4 Locusts were a kind of meat which certain of the East people use, which were therefore called devourers of Locusts. . . .

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