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and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
    make His paths straight.’ ”[a]

This same John had clothing made of camel’s hair, a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:3 Isa 40:3.